Chaos as bird of prey terrorises East Midlands village with ‘aggressive’ attacks on unsuspecting locals

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Residents of a small Leicestershire village are being terrorised by an aggressive buzzard that has been diving at people almost daily.The bird of prey has made life difficult for those living in Coleorton, with one man suffering serious injuries during a recent attack.The victim was left with deep lacerations stretching from his forehead to the top of his skull after the buzzard struck him with its talons.Photographs captured following the incident reveal the severity of the wounds inflicted by the raptor.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The attacks have become so frequent that villagers now live in fear of using certain pathways.Samantha Thorpe, 36, who lives near where the buzzard nests, described the relentless nature of the attacks to Leicestershire Live.She told the Telegraph: "It tends to swoop down and just attack anyone who walks through the pathway.

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I see people being swooped at almost every day, it's that bad."Ms Thorpe explained the problem has persisted annually since...

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