Two students filmed themselves using fireworks on a lamb

Leighton Ashby, 22, and Oakley Hollands, 20, were sentenced for the brutal killing of a juvenile sheep, which they filmed while laughing. The pair attacked the animal, beating it before using explosives to mutilate its body. The incident sparked significant public outrage, resulting in 80 pages of correspondence to the Crown Prosecution Service and protests outside the court. The judge condemned their actions as “callous and sadistic,” noting a concerning pattern of animal cruelty in their behavior.

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