Irish police have issued an appeal for information about the decapitation of a stag in Co Dublin.

The headless body of the stag, which was part of the deer herd at Newbridge Demesne, Donabate, was found on Thursday morning, according to Fingal County Council.

In a statement, the council said the stag had been killed overnight by intruders who had broken into the park.

“The discovery was made when staff went to feed the herd of Irish red deer,” they said.

“The stag, who was eight years old, was one of two in the herd.”

Mayor of Fingal Tom O’Leary described the incident as shocking.

Gardai, along with Ireland’s National Parks and Wildlife Service are investigating the incident is believed to have happened in the early hours of Thursday.

Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have info

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