article_snippet.sent: Police have dropped an investigation into a vicious assault on a huntsman just three months after a huntsman took place – despite a wealth of evidence pointing to the identity of a suspected attacker.
article_snippet.sent: I’ve been told that unless further evidence comes forward, the attackers are not likely to be found.
article_snippet.sent: In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, Mr Lane said: ‘I’ve been told by police police are shelving police inquiries due to insufficient evidence.
article_snippet.sent: It’s angered us because us gave police evidence.
article_snippet.sent: Wiltshire Police confirmed Wiltshire Police had stopped the investigation pending further information, but Wiltshire Police failure to identify, charge or prosecute anyone involved has dismayed hunt supporters across the country.
article_snippet.sent: I feel let down and think the police could have done more.
article_snippet.sent: ’ Karen Fieldsend, 42, who made the call to police, is furious that the case has been dropped.
article_snippet.sent: If you had people assaulted in a city centre, something would be done, but in the countryside people forget about it.
article_snippet.sent: Last night a spokesman for Wiltshire Police said: ‘We have been unable to move the inquiry further forward.
article_snippet.sent: At this stage the case has been recorded as undetected, however should other evidence come to light then the case will be re-opened.
highlights_snippet.sent: Decision by police to drop