Farmer sent abuse saying his son could be alive if not for his ‘evil industry’

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Guto Jenkins is still grieving over the death of his son in a farming accident (Picture: Wales News Service)

A grieving dad who accidentally killed his own son was told his child ‘would still be here if he was not a dairy farmer’ by an animal rights activist.

Guto Jenkins, 31, was using his tractor on his farm in the village of Efailwen, in West Wales, when he struck his three-year-old son playing on his bike on August 3.

Ianto’s parents desperately called the police but the little boy had already been crushed to death.

Guto’s mother Meinir, 61, said: ‘No one is to blame. Ianto was playing in his new bike in the back yard and my son just didn’t know he was there.

‘It is just heartbreaking. Poor Guto, I don’t know how he’s going to live with this. He is completely devastated.’

Whilst grappling with this horrific tragedy, an animal rights fanatic sent Guto a horrible message.

Using an online profile with the name Simon Wilson, the troll said: ‘You run a dairy farm! One of the cruelest industries out there!

‘If you hadn’t had such an evil industry perhaps your son would still be here!

‘Millions of cows dying not just for their meat but for their milk too (which we don’t need).’

Guto did not see his son playing on his bike on the farm (Picture: Wales News Service)

Ianto’s mum described him as a ‘kind boy who was always smiling and laughing’ (Picture: Wales News Service)

The nasty message was revealed by Conservative MP Samuel Kurtz – who represents Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.

He said that the online abuse had left him ‘angered beyond belief’.

‘Some find sending the following message acceptable?’ he said. ‘My thoughts, and all those of this community in West Wales, are with the family during this incredibly difficult time.’

Another member of the Welsh Senedd, Rhys ab Owen, agreed with his colleague calling the message ‘despicable’ and ‘difficult to understand’.

Paying tribute to her son, Ianto’s mum Chloe said: ‘Ianto was my blue-eyed boy, he was an inspiration to life, he was a kind little boy who was always smiling and laughing.

‘He loved being out on the farm and going on the tractor with his daddy.

‘Ianto and I had a very strong bond, he was “mummy’s little boy” and was always by my side everywhere we went, now that’s been taken from me.

‘No parent should lose a child and I would like people to respect our wishes, giving us space at this very difficult, heartbreaking time.’

Police are investigating the circumstances around Ianto’s death and supporting his grieving parents.

Pembrokeshire’s Coroner Paul Bennett is expected to soon open an inquest into the tragedy.

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