Trio face poaching charges

Three men have appeared in court accused of poaching and firearms offences.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Jul 2010, 16:41 BST

Glyn Carley, 48, of Standard Hill Close, Ninfield, Robert Mepham, 49, and 21-year-old Sam Mepham, both of Heathfield, denied the charges when they appeared in the dock on Monday in front of Hastings magistrates.

Carley pleaded not guilty to possessing a dead mandarin duck and failing to comply with a firearms certificate but admitted possessing shotgun cartridges without proper documentation.

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Robert Mepham denies four charges of killing animals with a crossbow, possessing a dead mandarin duck and having ammunition without a firearm certificate.

Sam Mepham pleaded not guilty to failing to comply with the conditions of a firearm certificate, possessing a dead mandarin duck and using a crossbow to kill a deer.

The alleged offences took place in Ninfield on December 21 last year.

The men will face a three day trial at Hastings Magistrates Court, starting on October 18.

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