Man Dumped 50 Dead Hares at Hampshire Shop, Court Hears

Man dumped 50 dead hares and two rare birds in ‘horror movie scene’, court told

Man dumped 50 dead hares at Hampshire shop, court hears

James Kempster is on trial also accused of smearing animal blood over the shop's windows.

Man 'dumped 50 dead hares outside shop and smeared blood across the storefront'

James Kempster, 39, of Totton, Southampton, is on trial at Southampton Magistrates’ Court after dumping the bodies of 50 hares.

Man dumped bodies of 50 hares outside shop in 'horror movie scene,' court told

A man dumped the bodies of 50 hares outside a village shop before smearing the blood of one across the store front and stuffing a dead kestrel and a barn owl under the door handles in a "horror movie scene", a court has heard.

Trial underway for man accused of dumping 50 dead hares & two raptors outside Broughton village shop in Hampshire

A trial is underway at Southampton Magistrates’ Court this week for a man who is accused of several offences relating to the dumping of 50 hares and two raptors (a Barn Owl and a Kestrel) outside a community shop in Broughton, Hampshire, in March 2024. James Kempster, 39, of Totton, Southampton, is charged with two counts of possessing a dead bird under the Wildlife and Countryside Act and a charge of criminal damage to the shop front. Photo by…