Wednesday, 7 July 2010

"Man crushed by cows"

Spotted by Dearieme in Cambridge News:

Philip Whiting, 47, of Heath Farm Road, Red Lodge, near Newmarket, died from multiple traumatic injuries after the incident at Leechmere Farm, off Mildenhall Road, Fordham, on Saturday.

Police said the death had been classified as an "industrial accident" and details had been passed to the Health and Safety Executive. A Cambridgeshire police spokeswoman said it appeared that Mr Whiting had been trampled by cattle...

An inquest into his death is due to be opened at Wisbech tomorrow by the deputy assistant coroner for north and East Cambridgeshire.


Via JuliaM, more gruesome details in The Daily Mail.