A teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a Shetland pony in West Lothian.
The small horse was found dead in a field behind Roman Camp Cottages, Broxburn, around 11am on Monday.
A police investigation established that the crime had taken place overnight.
Following enquiries made by West Lothian based officers a suspect was traced and he is due to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
