Slurry attack farmer faces jail

13 April 2012

A man dubbed "the cruellest farmer in Britain" by the RSPCA was facing jail today after plunging an animal health inspector and a woman vet into a pit of slurry.

Roger Baker, 61, was found guilty of attacking trading standards officer Jonathan McCulloch and Government vet Susan Potter on his land at Ventongimps, near Truro in Cornwall, last year.

Today, after five hours and 35 minutes of deliberations, the jury at Taunton Crown Court failed to reach a majority verdict on a second charge of making a threat to kill.

The charge was instead left to lie on file at the request of counsel for the Crown, Michael Brabin QC.

Baker, who has convictions for animal cruelty spanning 30 years, denied attacking the officials and threatening to kill Mr McCulloch.

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