Woman crushed to death by cow in Scotland

A woman has been crushed to death by a cow while helping it give birth at a Scottish farm.

The accident happened on a farm in Bixter, on Shetland, at about 5.10pm on Friday.

It is believed the 62-year-old woman, named locally as Pat Wishart, was helping the cow give birth to a calf when she was injured by the animal. WORDS: PA

Police Scotland said they are investigating the incident with the Health and Safety Executive but that there are no suspicious circumstances.

According to the Press Association, a spokesman said: "We received a report of a work-related incident at an agricultural site in Bixter.

"Police can confirm that a 62-year-old woman has died as a result of her injuries, which were sustained during an incident which involved the handling of livestock.

"A joint investigation with Police Scotland and the Health & Safety Executive has been carried out.

"There are no suspicious circumstances at this time."

A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive said its investigation was ongoing.

Back in June 2014, a woman in Lincolnshire who called 999 after being trampled by a herd of cows was dismissed as a hoax caller.

According to the local news service Puffington, 59-year-old Sarah Leonard was taking part in "geocaching", which involves searching for a hidden box using satellite tracking with a GPS receiver, when she was knocked over and trampled by a herd of stampeding cows.

She was left with a number of broken bones including two broken arms, a broken jaw, several fractured ribs and a fractured collarbone.

And, in July 2013, a Brazilian man was killed in his bed when a one-tonne cow fell through the roof of his house.

Joao Maria de Souza, 45, was lying in his bed with his wife at his home in Caratinga, south-eastern Brazil, when the animal was grazing on a hill behind the house and stepped onto the asbestos roof, which collapsed under its weight.