Lincolnshire man summonsed to court in relation to poisoning of red kite & buzzards

Statement from Lincolnshire Police, 30 September 2024:

A 40-year-old man has been summoned to court for offences relating to killing or taking birds of prey.

John Bryant, of West Ashby, Horncastle, has been summoned to court following an investigation into reports of three birds of prey, a red kite and two buzzards, being poisoned and killed over a five year period between 2017 and 2022.

He will appear at Boston Magistrates’ Court on 16 October 2024.

ENDS

No further details are available yet.

NB: As this case is live comments are turned off until criminal proceedings have concluded.

UPDATE 17 October 2024: Lincolnshire man in court facing charges relating to poisoning of red kite and buzzards (here)

UPDATE 24 November 2024: Lincolnshire man faces trial in relation to poisoned red kite and buzzards (here)

UPDATE 12 March 2025: Lincolnshire gamekeeper guilty of multiple offences in relation to deaths of red kite and buzzards (here)