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Peatling Magna: Man appears in court and denies hunting offence

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Police said the charge related to an incident involving a fox in January

A man has appeared in court and denied a hunting offence.

At Leicester Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, William Hanson, 32, pleaded not guilty to hunting a wild mammal with dogs in Peatling Magna, Leicestershire, on 8 January.

Police previously said the charge related to an incident involving a fox.

Mr Hanson, of South Lawns, Swinbrook, Oxford, is due to appear at Loughborough Magistrates' Court for trial on 16 November.

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