Investigation under way after man caught cutting throat of pregnant sheep on Kerry farm

A Garda spokesperson said investigations are ongoing. File picture

An investigation is under way after a man was allegedly caught cutting the throat of pregnant sheep in Co Kerry.

Gardaí received a report of the incident which occurred on a farm in the town of Clonkeen, on January 5 at approximately 3.30pm.

“A sheep was killed during the incident,” said a Garda spokesperson.

A post shared on Facebook by a community page to "raise awareness" for those “with farms that aren’t close to home” said a man cut the throats of “heavily in lamb ewes”.

The post has since then been deleted.

A Garda spokesperson confirmed investigations are ongoing.