However a spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: "Initial enquiries carried out suggest that the injuries the horse sustained were not inflicted by a
sledgehammer.
Yesterday, police confirmed they were investigating reports of a
sledgehammer attack, but later confirmed vets' findings.
LONDON - Police officers and counterterrorism officials in Britain were investigating attacks on five mosques Thursday, including one in which a man took a
sledgehammer to smash the windows of a house of worship in Birmingham, England.
In the first CCTV clip, a male with a white mask hiding his face runs across the road with a
sledgehammer and goes straight for the fire exit.
The
Sledgehammer, owned by southern Illinois resident John Deas, has not been put on public display since Deas acquired it more than a decade ago.
A BAGILLT man told police officers to "*** off " when they went to his door and threatened to go and get a
sledgehammer to assault them.
The three men in hoodies used a
sledgehammer to steal more than PS1000 worth of cigarettes.
A young man wielding a
sledgehammer robbed a kiosk in Larnaca in the early hours of Sunday, the Cyprus News Agency reported.
A JEALOUS husband smashed up his estranged wife's home with a
sledgehammer after accusing her of having "feelings" for pop star Robbie Williams.
Go to www.liverpoolecho.co.uk THIEVES smashed their way into Birkenhead Park's visitor centre with a
sledgehammer - just weeks after vandals caused PS20,000 of damage to the historic Swiss Bridge.