A Kendal man has been charged with three offences – together with use of a automobile to kill a wild chook – following a police investigation.
Jeffrey Hayton, 57, of no fastened abode, has been charged with arson (not endangering life), use of a automobile to kill a wild chook and breach of a Community Behaviour Order – an order placed by a court docket to cut back delinquent behaviour and wider offending.
It follows an incident within the space of Stricklandgate, Kendal on 14 October 2023.
Hayton appeared earlier than the South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court and following an preliminary not-guilty plea, is because of seem earlier than Carlisle Crown Court on 13 November 2023.