Sarah Marshall
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Sarah Marshall
@sarahmarshall314.bsky.social
Court and crime reporter at the Sheffield Star.
Shrewsbury-born. University of Liverpool graduate.
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...and pleasure at your egregious and vile behaviour.”
June 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
...“Those creatures, particularly the latter, were doubtless loved by their owners.
“You took pleasure in this vile cruelty. Worse, you put it on social media and sent a variety of messages that have been read out in court and reveal your obvious delight...
June 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, told Bates: “Everyone in court including myself has viewed films of innocent creatures being cruelly dismembered, in effect, at your direction. It involved deer, hares and some clearly domestic cats who belonged to someone...
June 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Prosecutor Mark Thomas told Sheffield Crown Court that Ben Bates’ “sadistic” offending was uncovered, after an investigator for the Naturewatch Foundation charity produced a report of materials found on the defendant’s social media accounts, across Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.
June 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM