Police searching for person who tortured horse to death
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Police launched an investigation on Saturday after a dead horse was found with visible signs of torture on a road in Halkida, in Evia, central Greece.
Police said they were notified on Friday evening by distressed locals who found the horse lying dead on Gorgopotamos Street, in the area of Haravgi, next to a makeshift Roma camp. It was tied to an electric light post, with a chain and rope wrapped around its mouth and neck. It was also said to have been lying in a pool of blood and fecal matter.
“The horse was found dead on the roadside near a temporary camp created by Roma, who were absent from the site,” local police said.
A search was launched for the horse’s owner.
