Spotted by View From The Solent in The Portsmouth News:
A FARMER was crushed to death by a bull after it failed to recognise him, an inquest has heard.
Ian Rook, 58, of Manor Farm, North Lane, in Clanfield, was killed when the bull attacked him in a field on his farm. The inquest jury, sitting at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court, heard the Aberdeen angus bull had been brought down to the farm from Butser Hill due to the weather worsening. Mr Rook went to check on the bull, which was snorting, at 3.30pm on November 26, 2010.
Elizabeth Warren, an inspector for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), said: ‘He entered the field and approached the bull. The bull had its head down and Mr Rook stroked the bulls head and seemed to speak to it. It butted him, forcing him to be lifted in the air. It butted him several more times moving him along the ground."
Sad.
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
"Farmer crushed by bull was a tragic accident"
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Mark, we get enough 'bull' from our political elite without you adding to the coverage.....
"Elizabeth Warren, an inspector for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), said: ‘He entered the field and approached the bull. The bull had its head down and Mr Rook stroked the bulls head and seemed to speak to it. It butted him, forcing him to be lifted in the air. It butted him several more times moving him along the ground."
We approach our 'bull' every 4/5 years, listen and try to talk to it - and a fat lot of good that does us! we still get 'moved along'.....
WFW, he he, nice one.
"Elizabeth Warren"? Lolz.
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