Bull kills man at farm
A man in his 60s died and two others were injured when a bull ran amok at a farm near Leominster. A man in his 60s died and two others were injured when a bull ran amok at a farm near Leominster. The bull attacked workers at the farm in Stoke Prior yesterday. It charged at farmer Graham Beaumont, 54, causing head and facial injuries requiring hospital treatment. Then two hours later, the bull went out of control again, this time killing a man and injuring another. The man who died was in his 60s. Local people today named him as Mike Dawe, of Newton Lane, in Marlbrook. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star
A man in his 60s died and two others were injured when a bull ran amok at a farm near Leominster.The bull attacked workers at the farm in Stoke Prior yesterday. It charged at farmer Graham Beaumont, 54, causing head and facial injuries requiring hospital treatment.
Then two hours later, the bull went out of control again, this time killing a man and injuring another. The man who died was in his 60s.
Local people today named him as Mike Dawe, of Newton Lane, in Marlbrook, near Leominster, and it is understood he was the brother-in-law of Mr Beaumont.
The other man, who has not been named but was also in his 60s, suffered chest injuries and leg fractures and was airlifted to Hereford County Hospital.
It is believed Mr Dawe and the other man had gone to feed the bull in its pen when the animal charged. The man who was injured went to help Mr Dawe after he was attacked.
The bull was destroyed by a police marksman.
Paramedic Jon Murray and Ambulance Technician Tom Pennington attended the first incident at 11am and were called again just before 1pm. Two Air Ambulances also attended.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman Steve Parry said: "The ambulance crew took a brave decision and risked serious injury trying to recover two casualties from the path of a dangerous bull, having already attended the farm earlier in the day."
Paramedic Mr Murray said: "The first call to the farm resulted in us treating a man for relatively minor injuries. However, we were requested to return to the farm a couple of hours later when the bull appears to have got out of control once again.
"At one point, we were just four yards from the animal as we dragged one of the injured more than 40 yards to safety. We also managed to get to the other casualty, unfortunately, the man had sustained fatal injuries and there was nothing we could do for him."
The coroner for Herefordshire has been informed about the death and an inquest will be held.
Mr Beaumont runs a bull beef unit as a tenant farmer at Hampton Park Farm, on the Bowley Court Farms estate. He was treated at hospital and discharged.
By Andy Richardson
