Shetland pony put down after being stabbed and slashed in Sunderland

A Shetland pony had to be put down after being stabbed and slashed numerous times in what the RSPCA says was a deliberate attack.The pony, Murphy, was in "an awful state" and "very distressed, as you'd expect", said RSPCA inspector Terri Ann Fannon.Emergency services called the animal welfare group to Downhill Road Allotments in Sunderland at about 1am on Friday following a suspected arson attack in which another horse died.