Police probe as sheep found dead and 'professionally butchered' in Scots field Cops have described the incident in Stewarton, Ayrshire, as “very distressing”. The incident happened in a field in Stewarton (Image: Steve McKendrick) Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice