Aggressive sheep kills New Zealand couple, leaving community shocked – National | 24CA News
An aggressive sheep was shot and killed after it was decided to be answerable for the deaths of an older New Zealand couple.
A person went searching for his mom and father Thursday after not listening to from them for a number of days. The couple, each of their 80s, lived at a rural rented property in Waitākere, West Auckland.
When he entered the property’s paddock, he discovered each of his dad and mom, Alfred Helge Hansen, 82, and Gaye Carole Hansen, 81, lifeless.
According to the New Zealand Herald, authorities imagine the man was killed when he went out to feed the ram. His spouse suffered the identical destiny when she went out to examine on her husband.
A press release from police mentioned they found the our bodies round 7:30 a.m. native time. They discovered the ram within the paddock after they arrived.
They mentioned one other particular person on the scene had additionally “suffered a minor injury after being attacked by this ram,” and that when police arrived on the scene, “they too were confronted and approached by the ram.”
Police mentioned they shot and killed the aggressive animal on the scene.
Dean Burrell, the nephew of one of many lifeless and household spokesperson, instructed news outlet Stuff that the couple had “both lost their lives in a tragic accident.”
“They’re good people. They’re over 80. They don’t deserve this,” he mentioned.
“Everyone is in shock as to what’s happened. They are very upset.”
Police are investigating the deaths on behalf of the coroner “to establish the full set of circumstances around what occurred in the paddock,” and a postmortem examination shall be carried out on Friday.
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