‘I wasn’t flogging a dead horse – it may still be alive’

One of the horses sold as beef by a gang of greedy businessmen might be ‘alive and well’, a court heard. Andronicos Sideras, 55, was allegedly part of a ring of dodgy dealers who conspired to sell ‘horsebeef’ between January and November 2012. The scheme was thwarted when ID chips from an Irish pony and a Polish horse called Viktor were discovered during a spot-check by environmental health at a cold-store in Northern Ireland. Sideras, owner of Dino’s and Sons,…