Charity offers £3,000 to find person who set fire to hedgehog

AN animal charity has offered a four figure sum for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of heartless abusers who set a hedgehog alight in Plymouth.

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Last week officers from the Devonport and West Neighbourhood policing team said on their social media page that they had received several reports after the remains of a deceased hedgehog were found at the entrance to Ham Woods on Sunday 31 July. The police added that “tragically, the animal was identified to have injuries consistent with being set alight.”

As a consequence, they issued an appeal for information and said those responsible would be 'dealt with robustly.