A SADIST with a craft knife slashed a pony in a sickening attack.

The maniac left Welsh filly Rosie, who was stabled at a yard in the Clitheroe area, with a nasty wound.

Young Rovers fan Paul Arthur left home thinking he was going to the dentist.

Instead the nine-year-old ended up cheering on his team at Ewood thanks to a surprise by mum Susan of Fouracre, Mellor.