Women charged in monkey torture case

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The suspects have been bailed until they appear at Worcester Magistrates’ Court in May

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Two Worcestershire women have been charged by police in connection to a monkey torture investigation.

Holly LeGresley, 37, from Kidderminster, and Adriana Orme, 55, of Upton-upon Severn are accused of publishing an obscene article and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

The charges are in relation to causing, consuming and facilitating the torture of monkeys.

The women have been bailed to appear at Worcester Magistrates’ Court on 7 May.

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