Man trampled to death by cows during walk in West Yorkshire, inquest told

Michael Holmes died at the scene, while his wife, Teresa, spent six months in hospital after sustaining a spinal cord injury and fractured ribs. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

A man died after being trampled by cows during a pandemic walk he had done many times before with his wife, an inquest has heard.

Michael Holmes, 57 was crushed by cattle in a field near his home in the village of Netherton, West Yorkshire, in a “traumatic” incident that left his wife, Teresa, needing to use a wheelchair.