Harby: Man, 54, denies hunting offence

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

A man has denied hunting a wild mammal with a dog at a court hearing in Leicester.

John Holliday, was arrested in relation to an incident involving a fox in Harby, Melton Mowbray, on 15 January.

Leicestershire Police charged him with hunting a wild mammal with a dog - not of a class exempted by Schedule 1 to the Hunting Act 2004.

The 54-year-old appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court earlier.

Mr Holliday, from Delamere Road, Bromyard, Herefordshire, is expected to face a trial at the same court on 17 November.

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