Villagers horrified after finding severed deer's head on memorial stone just day before five sheep stabbed
Villagers horrified after finding severed deer's head on memorial stone just day before five sheep stabbed
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A severed deer’s head that was placed on a memorial stone in the New Forest has sparked fears from “appalled” locals that the incident may be linked to the occult.
A resident found the head on top of a gravestone in Burley Village on May 8, with an upside-down cross lying next to it. The local reported it to retired police officer Chris White, who then proceeded to move the carcass off the stone before informing active officers of the incident.
And even more strangely, five sheep were killed in nearby Cadnam the following day.
Both incidents come after the remains of around 50 hares and birds of prey were found dumped outside a community shop in Broughton in March. Two men were arrested and later released.
Numerous carcasses of animals were dumped outside a community shop in Broughton in March
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And just a month earlier, 25 dead wild animals, including a different decapitated deer were found close to a primary school six miles away from Broughton.
Even more spookily, in 2019, occult symbols - such as a pentagram on its side, an inverted cross and a 666 - were painted on a killed sheep and on the doors of St Peter’s Church in Bramshaw.
White, a retired police officer who now works at Shappen Stores, said: “It was myself that removed the severed head from the memorial stone in the centre of the village. A member of the public came into the shop and said there’s a severed head on the centenary stone with a hedonistic upside down cross.
“I just removed the head and put it somewhere in the forest to let it rot and kept the cross for the police. People are quite appalled because children were walking by because it was a rotting head after all.”
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A resident found the head on top of a gravestone in Burley Village on May 8, with an upside-down cross lying next to it
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White said that rumours were circulating around the community that the incidents could all be linked to the occult after a Green Man parade took place shortly after the attacks. The parade is a recreation of an event from the 1850s and is rooted in folklore.
The retired police officer added that the village had links to witchcraft, with Sybil Leek, “Britain’s most famous witch”, living there in the 1950s.
Countrywatch officer Pc Matthew Thelwell, of Hampshire police, said: “We are investigating two incidents, the most recent of which was reported to us on May 9. This was a report of five sheep which had been stabbed in Cadnam.
“The previous incident was reported to us on May 8. On that occasion, a deer’s head was found on a milestone next to Burley High Street.
The deer head was found in Burley village
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“Officers have been in contact with the owner of the sheep, as well as Burley Parish Council.
“After being made aware of this incident, officers have been completing follow-up inquiries, including house-to-house and CCTV scoping in the nearby area, as they attempt to identify the person(s) responsible.
“We understand just how distressing it is for someone to make a discovery such as this, as well as how upsetting these incidents are for the community as a whole.
“Our officers and teams will continue patrolling in the affected areas, as well as engagement with the local community.”
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