A COW was left with severe burns after offenders threw corrosive liquid over the animal at a farm near Bicester.

Thames Valley Police are appealing for witness to the horrific attack which occurred between Monday, August 20 and Wednesday, August 23 on a farm in Souldern.

Anyone with information should contact 101 quoting crime reference number 43180268389 or email the Bicester neighbourhood policing team on bicesterruralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

The owner of another farm in the area who did not wish to be named said: "It is slightly worrying.

"It's something I've never ever heard of but you would like to think it's a one off sort of thing.

"It's a very strange thing to do; to harm an animal like that."