Man found guilty over birds of prey dumped outside Hampshire village shop

James Kempster’s DNA was found on dead barn owl and kestrel rammed into door handles of volunteer store

A man has been found guilty of possessing the bodies of wild birds of prey that were dumped alongside 50 dead hares outside a village shop in Hampshire.

Traces of James Kempster’s DNA were found on the bodies of a barn owl and kestrel that were rammed into the handles of the volunteer-led shop in Broughton.