POLICE suspect a tup died of a heart attack after being ‘attacked’.

Cumbria Police is investigating after the tup was found between 1pm and 4pm on Tuesday, May 3, in Milnthorpe.

A force spokesman said: “The grass was flattened in a circle around it.

“It is thought that the tup has died of a heart attack after being attacked.

“If you were a witness to the incident please quote log 33 of May 11.”