Police have charged six men with the theft of a Shetland Pony from a village near Barton upon Humber.

The men were spotted trying to steal the animal from Thornton Road, Wotton, Ulceby at 4.48pm last Wednesday.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with theft and driving a car without insurance.

Two 20-year-old men, a 22-year-old man, a 32-year-old man and a 34-year-old man have all been charged with theft.

They have all been released on bail to appear at North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court later this month.