A rare 153 year-old Victorian law was used to haul a horse owner into court – for riding his mount when drunk.
Stuart Evans, 33, was found heavily intoxicated with the gelding outside a pub after an onlooker complained he was using his horse and cart at dusk without lights or reflective gear.
Officers told Warrington Magistrates’ Court how Evans became “argumentative” and refused to give his name and address when confronted outside the Half Way House in Runcorn ... Read even more
