Sheep butchered and dumped in 'grotesque' killing

Three sheep have been killed in a "grotesque and cruel act", police have said.

They were found on Saturday after being skinned and butchered in a field in Newport, near Howden, East Yorkshire.

Humberside Police said the sheep had been laid out with their feet on one side and organs and intestines on the other. The heads and fleeces were also laid out.

Graphic images of the incident, seen by the BBC, was later posted on social media by a user who claimed to be a friend of the animals' owner.

The force said the incident would have a "profound effect on landowners and farmers in the region".

The killings are likely to have occurred overnight.

A small lamb was later found running around the field on its own, police said.

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