A pregnant hedgehog suffered horrific injuries after she was cruelly attacked by youths. After being taken in by a rescue centre, she has given birth to three hoglets, but one was stillborn. The lives of the hedgehog and her two hoglets remain at risk.
The youths kicked and threw stones at the defenceless animal in Porters Park Drive, close to the junction with Tagalie Place, Shenley at around 7pm on Monday .
After being taken in by London Colney Hedgehog Rescue Centre, she gave birth to three hoglets, but all have died, the centre says. The microchipped hedgehog was born at a rescue centre last year after her mother was injured and then released into the wild in October.As a result of the attack, she has lost sight in one of her eyes, suffered a fracture and cut to her jaw, a broken leg, and injures to her spine.PC Dan Hill said: “Thankfully two passers-by intervened as I doubt this hedgehog would have survived the attack otherwise.
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