Dalbeattie farmer died after attack by cow with her calf

An onslaught by a cattle that had precocious fixed commencement resulted successful the decease of a husbandman successful the southbound of Scotland, an enquiry has concluded.

Derek Roan, 71, had tried to determination the 550kg (1,200lbs) Galloway beef cattle with her calf backmost to the main herd.

Sheriff Joanna McDonald concluded determination were nary tenable precautions that could person avoided Mr Roan's death.

There were besides nary defects recovered successful moving systems.

An enquiry was held astatine Dumfries Sheriff Court into the mishap connected the family-owned workplace connected 19 June 2022.

The household had featured connected BBC Two's This Farming Life. They tally 2 dairy farms and a beverage transportation business.

Mr Roan was described arsenic an "experienced stockman" and the risks associated with cattle-handing "would person been good known to him".

He had lived and worked astatine Barnbarroch his full beingness and ran it successful concern with his woman and 2 sons.

On the time of the mishap helium had planned to determination the cattle and its calf.

At astir 16:00 his lad saw his father's quad motorcycle successful a tract and assumed helium was moving nearby.

About fractional an hr aboriginal helium recovered Mr Roan lying connected his broadside with injuries to his look and an ambulance was called.

Mr Roan was taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary but aboriginal died.

The proceeding was told that his injuries were truthful severe, it would not person importantly improved his accidental of endurance had helium been recovered immoderate sooner.

His lad told the enquiry that helium believed the cattle had felt threatened and attacked his father.

Sheriff McDonald said Mr Roan had been a "respected subordinate of the farming assemblage some locally and nationally".

In delivering her determination, she extended her condolences to his family.