Who’s mad at Sissy? These are the questions that arise after the death of a 22-year-old pony in the town of Viriat (Ain). The animal was shot dead on Sunday, with a bullet to the head, Le Progrès reported.
According to our colleagues, it was the farmer who owned the pasture he rented to the pony owner who warned him. “She couldn’t believe her eyes, I myself couldn’t believe what I heard because the day before a friend saw Sissy in very good condition. So I asked her to send me a photo to reassure me,” explained Émilie.
“Barbarous act”
Arriving there, the 21-year-old young woman discovered that the animal had “been the victim of a barbaric act”. “We found him under a meadow, lifeless, lying on the ground. His friends surrounded his body, without understanding what happened to him,” he told our colleagues.
Based on initial police findings, witnesses heard several explosions and encountered people dressed as hunters. “But hunting is not allowed this weekend,” explains Émilie.
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An autopsy performed Tuesday morning appears to prove the theory of incomprehensible persistence, Le Progrès said. Because, based on CCTV video recordings, the perpetrator returned to the grassland to remove traces of his journey. I cut off the pony’s ear to remove the bullet that killed it. “The cuts showed a professional attitude, were very precise, respected anatomy and were done with a well-sharpened knife,” says Émilie.
According to our colleagues, an investigation has been opened and entrusted to the Bourg-en-Bresse police station and is just beginning. The prosecutor was also confiscated.
