Yahoo News Cow rammed by police THREE times in horror video with investigation underway
A cow was rammed by police cars three times, according to onlookers. A video shows the calf surrounded by three police cars while it remained stuck under one of them in Feltham, West London.
Members of the public can be heard pleading with officers to let the animal free along Raleigh Road. One man can be heard shouting “it’s not hurting any of us” while being escorted away from the scene.
Davinder Kaur, 49, says the animal was able to free itself - but the police car then chased it down and rammed it again for a third time. Davinder said: “I’m not sure if it is clear from the video but after the calf got up and tried to walk away the police car chased it again around the corner and hit it again.
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“It was covered by a tree but you can hear the impact through the video. We were told the cow got loose and was wandering around Surrey and on the A30 for two to three hours.
“We were always told it was a baby calf - no more than two years old apparently. We never got close enough to look at the cow to be able to tell its age but it was definitely not an adult.”
The scared animal is believed to have escaped from a nearby field and had been causing traffic delays as it ran along local streets. Witnesses say the officers tried to calm the animal for a couple of hours but decided to ram the uncontrollable animal at around 11pm.
In the footage the police officer appeared to line his truck up as the cow entered the middle of the road before ramming it at speed. As it flails around in the road trying to stand the unnamed officer then proceeds to hit the animal again, trapping its head under the bumper.
Reacting to the footage on X, Home Secretary James Cleverly branded the incident as 'unnecessary'. In a post he tweeted: "I can think of no reasonable need for this action. I've asked for a full, urgent explanation for this. It appears to be unnecessarily heavy handed."
Police said with support from a member of the public, the cow was moved to a nearby farm. The owner has been located and the cow’s injuries have been assessed by a vet.
Surrey Police Chief Inspector Sam Adcock said: “I know that this has caused distress and I’d like to thank the community for their concern. The decision to use the police car is one that was only taken after other methods to stop the cow had failed. There will be an investigation into the actions that led to this, but our focus at all times is on ensuring the safety of the public.
“I know there are videos circulating of this incident, which the public may find distressing. I would ask that these videos are sent directly to us to help with our investigation.”
