Rathfriland man accused of ‘baiting badgers’ walks free after winning appeal against jail term

Thursday 17 June 2021 A RATHFRILAND man accused of “baiting badgers” has walked free from court after his prison sentence was suspended when his appeal was heard this morning (Thursday). Paul Michael Reavey, 53, of Lisnaree Road, near Shinn, was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to a Patterdale Terrier last month. He had been ordered …

Rathfriland man accused of ‘baiting badgers’ is jailed

Wednesday 5 May 2021 "AN APPALLING act of cruelty" has led to a Rathfriland man being handed a jail sentence as a judge said his actions were "something from the Middle Ages". Paul Michael Reavey, 53, of Lisnaree Road, near Shinn, was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to a Patterdale Terrier. The judge said what …