Pregnant elephant tramples mahout to death in northeast Thailand

[webfact]

Photo via Daily News

 

by leah

A pregnant elephant trampled its 60 year old mahout to death in Buriram province in northeast Thailand yesterday. The deceased’s wife said the elephant was moody because of the extreme hot weather.

Officers at Satuek Police Station were called to Ban Nong Kaen village in Sanam Chai district after receiving a report that an elephant killed its owner. Police found the body of 60 year old Chat Mokhom, a native of Surin province, lying dead near a stream, reports DailyNews.

Police said Chat’s legs and arms were broken and his body was bruised and battered from head to toe.

Chat was trampled to death by his 53 year old female elephant “Mae Nam-gnam,” who fled after the fatal attack. Villagers tried to capture the elephant but it was difficult given the elephant’s violent mood.

Staff from the Surin’s Kingdom Project Elephant Hospital were mobilised to get the elephant under control to prevent further damage. The staff drove the elephant into a confined area before shooting her with an anesthetic dart.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/pregnant-elephant-tramples-mahout-to-death-in-northeast-thailand

 

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[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

said the elephant was moody because of the extreme hot weather.

Sounds like me 

[NickyLouie]

More like he was beating the poor creature again.

[sammieuk1]

Sounds like he got well and truly ironed unfortunately ????

[Thingamabob]

This is not surprising. Elephants suffer a lot of cruelty in Buddhist Thailand.

[Confuscious]

"SOM NAM NAA" old guy.

Be more careful how you treat other beings next life ....