Man charged over dead animals in Hampshire village

A man has been charged in connection with an incident in which dead animals were left outside a shop in Broughton south of Andover.

James Kempster, 37, of Marchwood Road in Totton, has been charged with possessing live/dead Schedule 1 wild bird or its parts, possessing live/dead non-Schedule 1 wild bird or parts, and criminal damage.

On the morning of March 15 this year, police received reports that around 50 dead hares, a kestrel and a barn owl were found outside Broughton Community Shop in High Street.

Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Country Watch Team have been investigating the incident alongside the Criminal Investigation Department.

Kempster is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates Court on Tuesday 10 September.

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