Colchester man caught with fridge full of dead birds and foxes
He was using the animal carcasses to catch more wildlife
An Essex man was found with a fridge full of animal carcasses and equipment he was using to try and catch other wildlife – despite already being banned from keeping animals. David Thompson has avoided jail after breaching a disqualification order related to keeping foxes.
The 55-year-old of Harwich Road, Colchester, was sentenced on February 5 at Colchester Magistrates’ Court. Previously, Thompson had been found guilty following a trial of breaching a three-year disqualification order made by Chelmsford Magistrates Court in April 2021 in relation to a fox or foxes by owning, keeping or being party to an arrangement under which he was entitled to control or influence the way in which foxes were kept.
The defendant was convicted of offences in relation to foxes, ferrets, and other wildlife in April 2021, while he was rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife. The RSPCA had received reports and evidence of the defendant being involved in wildlife once again – despite his ban – and as a result, Essex police, working with the RSPCA, executed a search warrant at the defendant’s home in May 2023.
An Essex man has been arrested after breaching a stalking order. Essex Police’s Domestic Abuse Problem Solving Team (DAPST) arrested a man on suspicion of the breach of a court order on Thursday February 20 as part of proactive compliance checks.
Now, 27-year-old Kieran Hibble, of Rawlins Crescent in Colchester, has been charged with three counts of breaching a stalking order. He was remanded in custody and appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court this morning, Friday February 21.
He will next appear at Ipswich Crown Court on March 21 2025 and was remanded in custody until then. The news comes after Colchester Police found multiple electronic devices at his home on Thursday.
On Thursday February 20, as part of their proactive compliance checks, officers visited the address of a man with a court order which required disclosing all electronic devices. Searching with the support of specially trained dogs, officers found mobile devices and a laptop, and he was arrested.
Police Constable Robert Kedar said: “DAPST use a wide range of tactics to monitor and disrupt suspects we believe pose the greatest risk to their victims. This court order was handed down due to the threat posed by this man’s previous behaviour, and it is our responsibility to ensure that order is enforced.”
