Horse found dead mutilated in Sweden

A horse (illustration).

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While a mysterious wave of horse mutilations has hit France for several weeks, a first fatal case was reported in Sweden on Monday, police said Wednesday.

A horse was found mutilated dead on Monday at a horse farm south-east of Jönköping, and "he had several injuries that we believe were committed by humans," said Thomas Agnevik, a spokesperson for the local police.

The judicial mystery of the summer

According to Swedish media, an eye and an ear had been cut off from the horse.

An investigation was opened for "cruelty to animals" and "damage," police said.

A month earlier, on August 18, in the same area near the town of Jönköping in southern Sweden, a horse had been mutilated but survived.

These mutilation cases are the first reported in Sweden since a wave of similar attacks in France, which became the legal mystery of the summer.

The animals affected in France are mainly equines (horses, mares, ponies), of any breed and of any age.

In addition, financial value does not seem to be a criterion: these are both private horses and professional breeders.

The mutilations observed on dead animals are initially concentrated on the right ear.

Often deep and precise, they can thus make one think of a form of signature.

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