Police charge second person after young calves run down in Howatharra

Police have charged a second person over an abhorrent case of animal cruelty where more than half a dozen young calves were deliberately run over in a vehicle near Geraldton. On Thursday, police issued a statement to say Carnarvon detectives had arrested a 22-year-old man over the incident. The Glenfield resident has been charged with criminal damage or destruction of property and cruelty to animals. He was refused bail and is due to appear in Carnarvon Magistrates Court o Thursday. Financial crime squad rural crime team detectives have already charged a 21-year-old man over the incident. Detectives are set to allege the man deliberately ran over several calves in his vehicle at a farming property in the Mid West region in August. Police will allege that the horrific incident happened in Howatharra, about 20 minutes north of Geraldton, on August 20. Last week, the 21-year-old Waikiki man was arrested at his home in Perth’s southern suburbs and charged with one count each of cruelty to animals and criminal damage or destruction of property. His next court date will be in the Geraldton Magistrates Court on September 18.