Roger Freeman was killed and his wife seriously injured by the attacking bull
Police have charged a man following the death of a walker almost three years ago.
Roger Freeman was killed by a bull while walking at Stanford on Soar, in November 2010.
Nottinghamshire Police yesterday charged Paul Geoffrey Waterfall, of Leake Lane, Stanford on Soar, Leicestershire, with manslaughter by gross negligence.
The 39-year-old was bailed to appear before Nottingham magistrates on Wednesday 21 August 2013.
Mr Freeman was with his wife Glenis on a public footpath through a field, off Leake Lane in Stanford on Soar, about 4.30pm on Friday 12 November 2010 when the bull attacked.
The 63-year-old, from Glen Parva in Leicestershire, died at the scene from multiple injuries.
His wife Glenis, who was aged 67 at the time, was critically injured and spent three weeks in hospital. Police said she is continuing her recuperation at home.
john newrick
08 August 2013I thought everyone including farmers knew the rules regarding bulls in fields where there are public footpaths.
NO Dairy Bulls in these fields where there are Public ROW.
DO NOT take dogs in any fields with cows or bulls and if you do and are approached by the animals let you dog off the lead, they are usually more interested in the dog than you to a cow or a bull all dogs are wolves their natural enemy!
This mantra has been repeated many times and is still ignored by over protective dog owners.
A sympathetic farmers wife
10 August 2013This is mad.....a landowner cannot be called to account because his Bull 'was having a bad day' He was using all his assets to make a living and he cannot help that there is a 'public' footpath going through it. Absolutely ridiculous!!!!! Oh sorry just trying the feed the human race