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I am speechless. Although not that surprised to be perfectly honest. There are bad people and there are bad things to do. This will do wonders for tourism. And Nessie, don't drop the soap in the ...Loch.
HORRIFIED cops last night vowed to nail the pervert who left a lamb dead after a "depraved" sexual assault.
Officers are desperate to track down the monster amid fears the slaughter could lead to other twisted acts.
Sickening ... assaulted lamb was found dead
Police raced to the scene after a shocked passer-by spotted the maniac, in his 20s, molesting the farm animal as it grazed in a field next to a busy main road.
The site, in a posh Edinburgh suburb, is surrounded by scores of houses. But by the time cops arrived the attacker had fled - and the lamb was dead.
Last night a police source told The Scottish Sun: "The officers who attended were sickened.
"The lamb was quite young and there was evidence of a sexual assault. We're carrying out a post mortem to establish if its death is linked to the attack."
The shock assault happened in the early hours of Sunday near the capital's Silverknowes Road.
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Terrified locals said police had carried out door-to-door inquiries.
One added: "It is really frightening. What will a sick individual like this do next? He needs to be caught."
And leading forensic psychiatrist Professor Vincent Egan last night warned the attacker was dangerous and "sadistic".
He added: "Perhaps he was hitting the lamb or stabbing it. Perhaps this was ritualistic. People who do this have deviant arousal."
Scottish SPCA Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn said sex attacks on animals were "not as rare as people may think".
He added: "This is a depraved act that could lead to other disturbing behaviour."
A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman last night confirmed they are investigating.
HORRIFIED cops last night vowed to nail the pervert who left a lamb dead after a "depraved" sexual assault.
Officers are desperate to track down the monster amid fears the slaughter could lead to other twisted acts.
Sickening ... assaulted lamb was found deadPolice raced to the scene after a shocked passer-by spotted the maniac, in his 20s, molesting the farm animal as it grazed in a field next to a busy main road.
The site, in a posh Edinburgh suburb, is surrounded by scores of houses. But by the time cops arrived the attacker had fled - and the lamb was dead.
Last night a police source told The Scottish Sun: "The officers who attended were sickened.
"The lamb was quite young and there was evidence of a sexual assault. We're carrying out a post mortem to establish if its death is linked to the attack."
The shock assault happened in the early hours of Sunday near the capital's Silverknowes Road.
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Terrified locals said police had carried out door-to-door inquiries.
One added: "It is really frightening. What will a sick individual like this do next? He needs to be caught."
And leading forensic psychiatrist Professor Vincent Egan last night warned the attacker was dangerous and "sadistic".
He added: "Perhaps he was hitting the lamb or stabbing it. Perhaps this was ritualistic. People who do this have deviant arousal."
Scottish SPCA Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn said sex attacks on animals were "not as rare as people may think".
He added: "This is a depraved act that could lead to other disturbing behaviour."
A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman last night confirmed they are investigating.
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