A trial date has been set in the case against gamekeeper Neil Wainwright, accused of the alleged mis-use of a trap last year.
Wainwright, 54, of Norbury, near Bishop’s Castle in Shropshire, has denied charges relating to the use of live quail inside a trap in Birch Hill Wood in Gatten, Stiperstones on 22 and 28 July 2014.
At a hearing in February he pleaded guilty to three other charges relating to the storage of firearms, ammunition and poison.
The trial will begin on 16th June 2015.
Previous blog on this case here.
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