A police officer who rammed an escaped cow with a force vehicle will return to frontline duties despite thousands of complaints. Surrey Police confirmed on Friday that an investigation had found the tactic was “both lawful and necessary”, clearing the officer of wrongdoing.

A police officer who rammed a force car into a cow on a road is returning to frontline duties after an investigation cleared him of wrongdoing. The animal called Beau Lucy, was hit in Feltham, Staines-upon-Thames,

Surrey Police said an officer who rammed a cow in a police vehicle will return to frontline duties after an investigation found the tactic was “both lawful and necessary to prevent harm to the public and property”.