Victim of Desecration. The remains of Gladys Hammond were taken from her grave in October 2004, the desecration was linked to animal rights protesters because of her daughter's marriage to Chris Hall, one of the owners of Darley Oak Farm. The theft of her body was the most sickening of the hundreds of criminal acts carried out against the farm owners, friends and associates between 1999 and 2004 because it bred guinea pigs for scientific research. Following the theft of the body the Hall family received several letters promising to reveal the location of her remains if they quit the breeding business. The farm ceased breeding guinea pigs in January 2006, but it was another three months before her remains were found. The location was revealed by animal activist John Smith, one of the four people jailed for masterminding the campaign against the farm. On May 5, 2006, Gladys Hammond was reburied at Saint Peter's Churchyard nearly nine years after her first funeral, and 18 months after her remains were stolen. After the funeral, she was buried in her original grave with the original headstone placed on it.
Victim of Desecration. The remains of Gladys Hammond were taken from her grave in October 2004, the desecration was linked to animal rights protesters because of her daughter's marriage to Chris Hall, one of the owners of Darley Oak Farm. The theft of her body was the most sickening of the hundreds of criminal acts carried out against the farm owners, friends and associates between 1999 and 2004 because it bred guinea pigs for scientific research. Following the theft of the body the Hall family received several letters promising to reveal the location of her remains if they quit the breeding business. The farm ceased breeding guinea pigs in January 2006, but it was another three months before her remains were found. The location was revealed by animal activist John Smith, one of the four people jailed for masterminding the campaign against the farm. On May 5, 2006, Gladys Hammond was reburied at Saint Peter's Churchyard nearly nine years after her first funeral, and 18 months after her remains were stolen. After the funeral, she was buried in her original grave with the original headstone placed on it.
Bio by: John Byrne
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