People have been warned to beware of deadly traps at a Greater Manchester beauty spot after a man found a barbaric-looking device while out walking his dog.
The horrifying contraption, which looks like a length of metal piping to which numerous long nails have been welded, was stumbled upon at Tame Valley Park, in Stalybridge.
The area, on the site of the former Hartshead Power Station, is popular with children and families, as well as horse riders, reports the Manchester Evening News.
The man who discovered the item says it has the potential to “kill a small child” and has warned others to watch out for other similar traps that may be be buried in the area. He believes it was put down to deter off-road bikers who use the land by popping the tyres of their motorbikes.
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The man, who wants to remain anonymous, but who alerted Greater Manchester Police after he discovered the deadly object, said on Facebook : “Found this today on the old power station land in Carrbrook, hidden in a puddle that my dog ran though and knocked it out of.
“Kids play on that land, people walk dogs and ride horses. If a horse was to step on that, it would be thousands of pounds in vet bills.
“Could have ended a lot worse, but if someone’s made the effort of making one, there’s definitely more.
“I know these have probably been made to stop the off road bikes/cars, but at the end of the day they could kill a small child.”
One horrified person took to social media to tell of their disgust at the trap being discovered, with one person writing: “Who in the right mind would hide such a thing in puddles where children and dogs walk?
“Doesn’t matter if they were meant for someone else, how would you feel if this injured a child or animal?”
The picturesque site, once also home to Millbrook Sidings, is the focus of multi-million pound plans for a huge new community park and housing development.
The industrial buildings and structures have been empty and derelict since the 1980s, with the power station knocked down in 1989, and the site has a ‘brownfield legacy’, while being located within the green belt.
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