Foal fighting for life after being set on fire in Pinxton

The incident happened sometime between the evening of Monday, August 17 and the morning of Wednesday, August 19 when someone is believed to have poured an inflammable liquid on the animal's face and set it on fire.

The foal suffered serious burns to his nose, face and front legs as a result of the attack and is still being treated by a vet.

He was in a field off Alexander Terrace near the water treatment plant along with two other foals and some horses at the time of the incident.

PCSO Becky Davis said: “He’s fighting for his life and I’m appealing for help to catch whoever did this to the defenceless animal.”

During Sunday night the field gate was damaged and the lock smashed.

Anyone who has any information about either incident should ring 101, quoting incident number 231/24/08/15, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or contact the RSPCA.