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Debt-hit rustler steals 73 ewes from neighbour

Hywel Williams, a 40-year-old farmer residing in Llangadog in Carmarthenshire, admitted to unlawfully taking 73 ewes belonging to his neighbour Rhodri Llyr Evans in early 2025.
Williams committed the theft because he was under significant financial pressure, and some reports note the ewes were all pregnant at the time.
Local tip-offs led authorities to find some sheep on Williams' 270-acre farm and discover others given to pay a debt or found in an abattoir without ear tags.
Williams received a 12-month suspended sentence, 250 hours of unpaid work, and was ordered to pay more than £5,000 in compensation while expressing deep regret and shame.
The theft caused 'unbearable stress' to Evans' family and business, highlighting that the area had the UK's highest proportion of livestock theft between April 2024 and March 2025.

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