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Cow slurry fetishist David Truscott given jail term | Cow slurry fetishist David Truscott given jail term |
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A man with a cow slurry fetish has been jailed for five years after threatening to kill a family who tried to stop him targeting their farm. | A man with a cow slurry fetish has been jailed for five years after threatening to kill a family who tried to stop him targeting their farm. |
David Truscott, 44, repeatedly rolled around naked in cow slurry and developed an obsession with a farm in Redruth, Cornwall. | David Truscott, 44, repeatedly rolled around naked in cow slurry and developed an obsession with a farm in Redruth, Cornwall. |
Exeter Crown Court heard that Truscott, formerly of Camborne, Cornwall, targeted the property for eight years. | Exeter Crown Court heard that Truscott, formerly of Camborne, Cornwall, targeted the property for eight years. |
Last year he admitted making threats to kill and also damage property. | Last year he admitted making threats to kill and also damage property. |
Calf killed | Calf killed |
The court heard that he initially removed cow pats from the farm but his behaviour escalated, with Truscott regularly entering the farm to perform a sex act in slurry. | The court heard that he initially removed cow pats from the farm but his behaviour escalated, with Truscott regularly entering the farm to perform a sex act in slurry. |
The court was told he then decided to exact revenge on the owners when they erected bollards and removed slurry from their farm in a bid to deter him. | The court was told he then decided to exact revenge on the owners when they erected bollards and removed slurry from their farm in a bid to deter him. |
Truscott, who was jailed in 2005, 2009 and 2011 for his actions at the property, repeatedly set fire to their shed, tractor, enclosures and hay - killing a calf in one blaze. | Truscott, who was jailed in 2005, 2009 and 2011 for his actions at the property, repeatedly set fire to their shed, tractor, enclosures and hay - killing a calf in one blaze. |
On Friday he was handed an extended sentence of 10 years following psychiatric reports. | On Friday he was handed an extended sentence of 10 years following psychiatric reports. |
Judge Philip Wassall said Truscott, who has an autism spectrum disorder, would spend the first five years of his prison sentence receiving hospital treatment. | |
He will serve an extended licence period of five years on release from prison. | He will serve an extended licence period of five years on release from prison. |
The judge also imposed an extended restraining order to keep him away from the farm. | The judge also imposed an extended restraining order to keep him away from the farm. |
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