CHICKENS were killed and others locked in coops on one of the hottest days of the year when criminals broke into a farm in Offenham, near Evesham.

Coops were also damaged and horse’s water butts were tipped out in the field, risking the animals becoming dehydrated in the heat, during the break-in between 5.30am and 8pm on Saturday, July 4.

Any information call police on 101 quoting incident 149-s-060715.