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Post by Graveyardbride on Dec 4, 2019 21:03:10 GMT -5
Suspected Satanists Kill Farm Animals, Vandalize ChurchIn recent weeks, a series of grisly discoveries have been made in Hampshire’s New Forest. Someone, or some group of people, killed two sheep and drew pentagrams on them and a cow was stabbed in the neck. Additionally, the number of the Beast, 666, was painted on the doors of St. Peter’s Church (above) in the quiet village of Bramshaw.
In the first incident, a dead ewe called Fluffy, which had suffered a puncture wound to her side, was found November 19 on Penn Common Road, Bramshaw. Owners Colin Barnes, 76, and Heather Miles, 68, found the sheep with pentagrams painted on her side and face, as well as an inverted cross and the number 666. “I don’t know anything about witchcraft or devil-worship,” Miles told a reporter. “It was only later, when I started thinking about the weird markings that I became suspicious. Now I reckon it might not have been coincidence that it happened on the night of a full moon. Those witches like that, don’t they? The sick bastards.”
A spokesman for the Hampshire police said a heifer and two calves have also been found with wounds in the Bramshaw and Linwood areas. And on November 20, an inverted cross, phallic symbols and the number 666 were discovered on the church house door, which has been cleaned.
According to the Rev. David Bacon, vicar of Bramshaw, “The attacks on the animals have left people quite disturbed and scared, particularly people who have animals in the forest. We have had very, very minor incidents in the past, little bits of graffiti. It doesn't happen very often, nothing like this. ... I’ve been told one of the symbols was a 666 which of course is a Biblical sign of the devil, or Satan, so it could have [sinister overtones]. We know what the devil is like by the things you see done in his name,” he continued. “And if that’s sticking knives into sheep, it’s the work of somebody who seeks to follow him. Or it. The New Forest has always been a place where there’s witchcraft. It still goes on today. But the white witches, as they call themselves, will be as appalled by this as anyone else. ... The only security we have is people’s eyes and ears.”
The local police force is stumped, leaving officers from the Police Pagan Association to launch their own investigation. Sergeant Andy Party, who heads the association – created 10 years ago to support pagan police officers – told The Times a pentagram is “a very emotive symbol and it always creates a furor. But it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s connected to pagans,” he emphasized, suggesting the real culprits could be children or someone with mental health issues.
Simon Wood, a member of the Pagans of Ytene and former member of the PPA, said he was concerned about discrimination against pagans among local people. “There is a worry among us that this could be the work of someone trying to paint us in a bad light when really, we are just as appalled as everyone by this,” he told the local newspaper.
“These incidents are unusual in the New Forest,” Sgt. Andy Williams of the Hampshire Police, claimed. “We are looking at the circumstances of each one to see if they are linked, and to see how these animals came to be injured,” he added.
About 800 New Forest properties and their inhabitants have common rights to graze t heir animals in the open forest dating to the 13th century. Tony Hockley, chairman of the Commoners Defense Association (CDA), which represents those who keep animals in the New Forest. “Any harm to commoners’ animals is a huge concern,” he insisted. “Commoning in the New Forest is a voluntary activity and many do it around our day jobs, so any attack on any animal is a huge deterrent to continuing allowing animals to graze in the New Forest, so anything like this is extremely worrying for the future of the New Forest.”
Hockley added he wasn’t aware of a history of occult incidents in the area but added, “The New Forest, like many rural areas, has a historical association with witchcraft, so that draws some people and some of the local shops trade on that, but it’s normally more about fairies.”
In the meantime, police continue to investigate whether a series of “suspicious incidents involving animals” are linked, and urged those who frequent the forest to remain vigilant and report any strange activity.Sources: Mark Chandler, The Mirror, November 30, 2019, and BBC News, November 22, 2019.
Photo of Church: Morten Watkins, Solent News.
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Post by Kate on Dec 5, 2019 1:16:23 GMT -5
That photo of the church is spooky. If the whole place looks like that, I can understand why it would attract witches and Satanists.
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Post by Sam on Dec 5, 2019 2:33:05 GMT -5
That photo of the church is spooky. If the whole place looks like that, I can understand why it would attract witches and Satanists. I Googled some images of the New Forest and it is kind of spooky looking. |
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jan 6, 2020 23:22:17 GMT -5
‘Satanic’ Attacks on New Forest Livestock ContinueTo date, there have been no arrests in the “Satanic” incidents that plagued Hampshire’s New Forest Park in November and now, there has been a similar assault on another animal.
Police were notified by a farmer who found the body of one of his sheep “slit from neck to crotch with its entrails removed” and the carcass spray-painted with pentagrams. The location where the dead animal was discovered is near where the others were killed.
In addition to the sheep-killings, mutilations and general vandalism in November, two calves and a cow sustained wounds to their necks and shoulders in the Bramshaw and Linwood areas. “I’m very concerned for the welfare of the animals and the people out there in the forest,” the farmer, whose heifer was stabbed, requiring veterinary treatment, declared. “It’s quite scary to know somebody is going around doing this. Why injure and kill animals and put symbols on them? I think it’s more than one person. I reckon it’s a group of people.”
There have been suggestions the culprits may be teenagers, but not everyone agrees. “It could just be kids, but I don’t think it is, given the context,” a resident commented online.
The Rev. David Bacon, vicar of St. Peter’s Church, which has also been spray-painted with Satanic symbolism, seemed to agree. “There’s been witchcraft round here for hundreds of years – the New Forest is well-known for witchcraft and black magic happening, and this has obviously gone up a level,” he remarked.
A few hours following the December 18 attack, one resident took to Facebook, writing, “The owner and family are devastated by the cruelty to their harmless animal.”
“I think the fact that it’s not just the animals being harmed, but the church was ‘decorated,’ shall we say, shows that someone is trying to make some kind of point,” another local told a reporter. “But for what purpose, nobody knows and nobody will probably ever know.”
Police are investigating the latest sheep-killing, however, they aren’t convinced it is connected to the previous attacks. “We have received a report of criminal damage after the body of a sheep was found by its owner in a field off Rodlease lane, near Boldre, at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 18 December,” a spokesperson for the Hampshire constabulary said. “It is unclear how the sheep died. It is not being linked to any other incidents. Anyone with information should call police on 101 and refer to Crime Reference No. 44190461446.”
Anyone with information concerning the November attacks is asked to contact police on 101 and refer to Crime Reference No. 44190416137.
The free-roaming animals in the New Forest are the property of people known as commoners – villagers with the right to allow their livestock to graze the area. “The evil perpetrators of these horrific crimes must be severely punished,” insisted Mo Metcalf-Fisher of the Countryside Alliance. Sources: Sam Courtney-Guy, Metro, January 5, 2020, and Alex Winkler, The Daily Echo, January 3, 2020.
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Post by pat on Jan 6, 2020 23:52:12 GMT -5
This sheep was killed and spray-painted like the others in the same area, but the police aren't convinced it's connected to the previous attacks?!
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Post by catherine on Jan 7, 2020 16:55:03 GMT -5
There are a lot of dog attacks on sheep and other farm animals in England and if they're identified, the owners have to pay for the damage their maulers do. This could be disgruntled dog owners who allow their worthless fleabags to run free and are trying to get even because they've had to pay farmers for dead and injured animals. I wouldn't put anything past dog freaks.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jan 12, 2020 3:33:20 GMT -5
Broken Pitchfork, Cross of Hay Found with Dead SheepHorrified residents are speaking out after a sheep was found stabbed to death and dumped in a national park. The death is the latest in a series of brutal livestock killings which have been linked to a Satanic-type cult. The ewe was discovered Thursday, January 2, next to a broken pitchfork and a cross fashioned of hay in Cadnam, a village in Hampshire’s New Forest.
An examination of the animal revealed its body was covered in puncture wounds and it appeared the creature had been stabbed eight times – possibly with a long blade. Shocking photographs also showed pentagrams had been drawn on the corpse of the slaughtered sheep.
Wendy Maughan, who owned the sheep in the latest incident, believes the killings are being carried out by two or more people working together, who may have stunning equipment. “I’m extremely saddened that we seem to live in a society where someone gets pleasure by attacking and stabbing to death innocent, non-aggressive animals,” she said.
“A broken pitchfork had been placed on the sheep’s body, along with a cross made of hay and straw,” added neighbor Andrew Parry-Northon. “It gave me the creeps.”
Hampshire police are still investigating the death and looking at any possible links to other incidents in the area. “It’s currently unclear how the sheep died. A pitchfork was found at the scene but it is not clear if it was used to kill the sheep,” a police spokesperson said. “We are looking into all lines of enquiry and will link together similar crimes if the evidence allows us to.”
Source: Ben Mitchell, The Mirror, January 11, 2020.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jan 28, 2020 4:53:32 GMT -5
Arrest in ‘Satanic Attacks’ on Farm Animals
On Wednesday, January 22, three additional mutilated livestock animals were discovered in the area where the carcasses of sheep bearing “Satanic” symbolism have been found. An animal in Cadnam suffered a puncture wound to its shoulder and a third sheep in Bramshaw had been punctured in the neck.
Police have now announced a 41-year-old Winchester man has been arrested on six counts of criminal damage. “This relates to the deaths of sheep in Wittensford Lane and Kewlake Lane, Cadnam and Penn Road, Bramshaw,” a spokesperson said. “He has been released under investigation and enquiries are ongoing.”
Authorities have been investigating the attacks, which are believed to be Satanic in nature, since November of last year.
Sources: Megan Baynes, The Express, January 26, 2020, and Terri-Ann Williams, The Daily Mail, January 25, 2020.
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Post by jason on Jan 28, 2020 15:45:56 GMT -5
No one can accuse the Brits of not protecting their criminals. When someone in the US is arrested, he's named!
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