Horse punched in face in field off Tinwell Road in Stamford

Police are appealing for information after a horse was reported to have been punched in the face.

Officers were called to a paddock close off Tinwell Road, close to the A1 junction, on Tuesday August 13.

A passer by said they saw four or five men in their 20s in the field, and one of the men was seen to punch a horse in the face.