A TEENAGE farmer who had several sheep stolen from his land, has had them replaced by other generous farmers.

Jack Sinott, 15, from Rossett, had bought 23 sheep after saving up his money and was looking forward to them lambing this spring.

However, on February, 12, it was reported that nearly 150 sheep had been stolen from the local area, including 22 belong to Mr. Sinnott.

Other local farmers, upon seeing the news about the thefts, generously decided to give Jack a total of 10 black Welsh mountain ewes.

Mr. Sinoott has said that he has used this experience as a learning curve and is glad to see the good side of humanity.

“From now on, I’ll make sure the gates have all got locks on, and I’ll be keeping the sheep closer to the house where I can see them.

“It makes me very happy to know that there are good people out there though, I’m very thankful to the farmers who have helped me, it’s very kind.

“It was very stressful for me, at first I thought they’d just wandered off but I was very upset to realise that they had actually been stolen.

“All I can say is thank you, very, very much to everyone who’s helped.”

Farmer John Lightfoot lost 120 sheep as well as Mr. Sinott’s 22, which were taken in the raid.

Police have said the theft must have been pre-determined as a large wagon would have been needed to load the livestock.

North Wales Police’s rural crime team said the ‘rustling’ from the land in Rossett was ‘’organised’’ and is the single biggest theft in its five years of operating.

The stolen sheep were worth up to £10,000 and Mr. Sinott bought his lambs with pocket money earned helping on his grandfather’s farm.

His grandfather, Brian Edge, told The Leader that the situation over the last few days has taught him a lot about people, while praising North Wales and Cheshire Police.

“The way things have gone recently, I’ve learnt that there are a lot of wicked people out there, but you know what, there’s a lot of good people too.

“The police have been very good in helping us, I’ve walked hundreds of acres to try and find them, but they’ve been a great help to us as well.”

Mr. Edge went on to say that his grandson has surprisingly taken the situation very well overall.

“You know he was obviously devastated when he first found out, he had to come home from school he was so upset, but I’m surprised how well he’s taken it on the chin, much better than I expected.”

Now that the sheep have been replaced, Mr. Edge hopes that the family can all move on from the situation.

“It’s a chance for a fresh start, I guess. Things happen in this world and we’ve just got to put it behind us now and move on.”