Gravesend woman 'killed by stallion' in Dartford

Gravesend woman, 53, 'killed by horse' Gravesend woman, 53, 'killed by horse'

A WOMAN is believed to have been killed by a stallion in a field close to a hospital.

The 53-year-old's body was discovered in the field in Darenth Wood Road, near to Darent Valley Hospital, in Dartford, at around 10am on Friday (April 13), Kent Police said.

A police spokesman said the death of the woman, from Gravesend, is not being treated as suspicious.

He said the horse had not been put down following the discovery of the woman's body.

He added: "The woman's body was found in a field in Darenth Wood Road at around 10am on Friday April 13. Kent Police are preparing a report for the coroner.

"It is believed that a stallion in the field where the body was found may have caused her death."

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