A NELSON man has been fined £150 for killing a rabbit on Malham Moor, in Yorkshire.

Skipton magistrates heard Robbie Askew, 28, was found with the dead animal in the back of a van at around midnight on April 1.

A police report told how Askew admitted his dog had killed the animal, which had been stunned by the van’s headlights.

Askew, of Oxford Road, pleaded guilty to trespassing and destroying game. He must also pay £45 costs.