Court’s warrant sought for the arrest of a rubber plantation owner for killing two elephants

[rooster59]

Court’s warrant sought for the arrest of a rubber plantation owner for killing two elephants

CHANTHABURI: Police in Chanthaburi province are gathering evidences to seek a court’s warrant for the arrest of a rubber plantation owner for allegedly killing two elephants with electricity.

Pol Gen Chalermkiat Srivorakhan, the deputy national police chief and director of the Centre for the Suppression of Violations regarding Natural Resources and Environment, said Friday that a police team and a veterinarian had gone to Ang Rua Nai wildlife sanctuary in Kaeng Hang Maew district of Chanthaburi to investigate the death of bull elephant and a female elephant, both about ten years old.

The team found gunshot wounds on the right side of the bull elephant but the veterinarian concluded that the two pachyderms died of sudden heart attack caused by electric shocks. No traces of poison were found in the stomachs of the two animals.

A rubber plantation owner, identified as Mr Nawaporn Hongchan, reportedly told the police that he set up electric fence to protect his rubber plantation from elephants which often strayed into his plantation to search for food and water. However, he denied that he was responsible for the deaths of the two elephants.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/156886

-- Thai PBS 2016-03-26

[Tchooptip]

Many electric fences all over the world, but no so easy to be efficient, earthing is very important, but also depending of the length of the wires, a self made one without the right technic could lead to a very dangerous/lethal installation .

[howardprice]

As we saw this week a dog shot was worth 2 years jail suspended etc...

What are 2 beautiful elephants worth....I wait with baited breath..

As for the low-life who put-up the electric fence stating he did not kill them, Jesus wept. WHO DID....

[trogers]

Tie him to the same fence and turn on the juice. He would get instant total recall.

[tuanku]

While you are at it, have a good hard look at the land documents which allow him to plant rubber right next to a protected area to make sure he is not encroaching on the PARK

[SOTIRIOS]

...plus gunshot wounds....but again.....'nobody to blame'.....