Police investigate whether 'large predator' behind Cheshire sheep killings

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direct to your inbox Police investigating the death of a number of sheep on a farm in Macclesfield are considering whether a 'larger predator' is behind the attacks.

Six livestock died and four were seriously injured and had to be put to sleep in the incident.Officers from Cheshire Police's Rural Crime Team visited the farm on December 30, and spoke to the farmer, who it is understood told them of past sightings of what looked like a big cat in the area.A Facebook post by the force said: "The area has very little human interaction and at the moment the thought is very much on a larger predator and not as initially thought, a dog attack."Police also said the farmer had confirmed 'sighting some years ago of a very large black cat type'.The.