POLICE are investigating two sheep attacks that have happened in the same area of Powys in the last three months.

The latest incident occurred earlier this week, between Monday and Tuesday, June 5-6, in the New Radnor area, where one lamb was mauled and killed by a dog.

“Livestock attack in the New Radnor area, which occurred sometime between June 5-6,” said Dyfed Powys Police’s Rural Crime Team in a tweet on Thursday.

“The attack resulted in one lamb being mauled and killed. This is the second incident within three months at this location.”