Officer removed from duties over hitting cow with police car, Surrey police
An officer caught while intentionally ramming into a cow with police car has been removed from his frontline duties in Surrey, southeastern England.
The officer, whose identity was not disclosed by the investigators, drove into 10-month-old breeding heifer called Beau Lucy.
The Surrey police said it’s yet to conclude an investigation into the incident, but the officer “has been removed from his frontline duties pending the outcome”.
“I fully appreciate the distress our handling of this incident has caused and will ensure that it is thoroughly and diligently investigated,” Deputy Chief Constable Nev Kemp said.
“At this time, the officer who was driving the police car has been removed from frontline duties pending the outcome of these investigations,” he added.
Home Secretary James Cleverly called for a “full, urgent explanation” after a video of the incident in Staines-upon-Thames on Friday evening was widely shared on social media, reported Skynews.
The animal, a 10-month-old breeding heifer called Beau Lucy, has no broken bones and is recovering in a barn with other calves but could still die of shock, the farmer’s partner Kate said.
The animal, Lucy, has no broken bones and is recovering in a barn with other calves but could still die of shock, the farmer’s partner Kate said.
But the Police, according to a verified source, said the cow had “a large cut to one leg and cuts and grazes” and is being treated by a veterinarian.
Note: This is a developing news story, and will be updated shortly.
