John Finnegan has been convicted
A man has been convicted of hunting a fox with hounds in Cheshire. John Finnegan, 39, from Dean Hill, Hayse, Navan, County Meath in Ireland, was found guilty of one count of hunting a wild mammal with dogs at Crewe Magistrates Court on 15 August. He was fined £468.
The charge relates to an incident in Marbury in Northwich on November 26, 2022, where a fox was killed by hounds during a trail hunt. Finnegan was the huntsman at the time. Finnegan now becomes the first person to be convicted of fox hunting in Cheshire since it was made illegal 20 years ago. Fox hunting was banned under the Hunting Act 2004 in England and Wales and under the legislation, “a person commits an offence if he hunts a wild mammal with a dog, unless his hunting is exempt.”
Superintendent Gareth Wrigley, of Cheshire Constabulary, said: “This is testament to the hard work and tenacity of the officer in the case and the support and expertise of the prosecutor. I’d like to thank both for their dedication and determination to achieve justice in what is a complicated area of law, and I’d also like to thank those who gave evidence that helped to convict Finnegan.
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