7th February 2025
Police have charged five men with offences related to hare coursing.
The charges concern an incident on Monday 3 February 2025 at around 15.20pm on private land in Beeston St Andrew off the A1270.
It saw police responding to a report of suspicious activity and a dog running loose.
Five men were arrested and four dogs were seized in the process.
All five men were subsequently charged with hunting a wild mammal with a dog.
They are:
Martin Ward, 29, of Wilks Farm Drive, Norwich
Eoin Ward, 36, of Wilks Farm Drive, Norwich
Eric Ward, 37, of Country Meadows, Tuam, County Galway, Ireland
John Pio Ward, 40, of Wilks Farm Drive, Norwich
Martin Ward, 32, of Kilcruttin, County Offaly, Ireland
John Pio Ward was also charged with possession of a locking knife in a public place
They have been released on bail and are due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on 4 March 2025.
An application will be made to confiscate the dogs from their owners if found guilty at court. If this happens the dogs will be rehomed.
These men with weapons are Dangerous–and should be IN PRISON.
I hope they lock the bastards up not stupid fines lock them up for a few years and then tag them on release and also ban them from having dogs ever and also to never go near ANY animal ever again. Tagging should be done to scum like this.