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Tag: Yorkshire Wolds

A Mother’s Story: son attacked by a cow

A cow charged straight at my ten-year-old son.

A Mother’s Story: son attacked by a cow

On the 28th June, 2020, my family were walking through a field on a public footpath. We were near Skidby, in the Yorkshire Wolds. Continue reading “A Mother’s Story: son attacked by a cow”

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Ruth LivingstonePosted on July 5, 2020July 7, 2020Categories InjuriesTags child, Yorkshire Wolds

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