Quorn Hunt trial adjourned
Posted 11th January 2021
Two men face charges of illegally hunting a fox with a pack of hounds.
The case follows an investigation by Leicestershire Police based on evidence obtained by professional investigators from the League Against Cruel Sports, who monitored the hunt from Breedon-on-the-Hill in Leicestershire on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.
Huntsman John ‘Ollie’ Finnegan and his whipper-in at the time Rhys Matcham, face a charge of hunting a wild mammal with a dog contrary to Section 1 of the Hunting Act 2004.
John ‘Ollie’ Finnegan remains an employee of the Quorn Hunt while Rhys Matcham is now whipper-in at the Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt.
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Notes to Editors
A huntsman is employed by the hunt and is responsible for directing the pack of hounds during the day’s hunting.
A whipper-in is the huntsman’s assistant.