A farmer whose cows killed a retired teacher in a prolonged attack was investigated by police on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter but there was insufficient evidence to lead to any charges, an inquest has heard.
Malcolm Flynn, 72, from Carlisle, was walking a section of Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland with a friend when they came across 18 cows, their calves and a bull near the public footpath through a field farmed by the R and M Scott Partnership in September 2020.
