Boy, 12, interviewed in hare coursing inquiry

The suspects have been released on bail but must return to Thorpe Wood Police Station in May

A 12-year-old boy has been interviewed as part of an investigation into a hare coursing event.

The inquiry was launched on 25 January after disorder across the Cambridgeshire Fens caused thousands of pounds-worth of damage.

A total of 23 men have been arrested in connection with the trouble. They have all been released on bail with strict conditions.

Police said the boy from Solihull, West Midlands, had also been interviewed.

One farmer claimed about a dozen vehicles involved in hare coursing damaged his land

The most recent arrests include that of a 38-year-old man from Lutterworth, Leicestershire, on Thursday, who was held on suspicion of violent disorder and attending a hare coursing event.

On Friday, two men, aged 24 and 26, from Cambridge were arrested for the same offences.

All 23 men who have been arrested during the investigation have been told to return to Thorpe Wood Police Station, Peterborough, in May.

Their bail conditions include that they "must not shout at, swear at or intimidate any persons" in 12 counties in the East of England and the East Midlands.