Cow arrested for killing 12-year-old boy in South Sudan: report

The cow has been detained along with its owner. (Pixabay/Representational photo)

In one of the strangest incidents, South Sudanese police said they detained a cow and its owner after the animal killed a 12-year-old boy.

Quoting the police statement, independent Told that the cow was walking near a field in the evening last week, when it attacked the child, causing his immediate death. The animal was pulling a plow in the Lake State when the incident happened.

“The bull has now been arrested at a police station in Rumbeck Central County. The boy was taken to a hospital for a post-mortem and taken home for burial,” said police spokesman, Major Eliza Mabor.

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This a. comes less than a month after Ram killed 45 year old woman in the same state, In the brutal attack, Adhiu Chapping was repeatedly hit in the ribs by Rama, later dying of his injuries. Ram was arrested and taken into custody at a police station in Maleng Agok Payam.

Speaking at the time of Rama’s arrest, Mr. Mabor explained: “The owner is innocent. [but] Ram is the one who committed the crime, so he deserves to be arrested. ,

Ram was sentenced to hard labor in a military camp where he would be imprisoned for three years. Once it is released, the ram is also expected to be given to Ms. Chapping’s family – in line with the laws and traditions of the country.

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independent The report states that any domestic person who kills a person, after serving his sentence, is automatically given as compensation to the family of the victim. A local court had also fined Ram’s owner Duoni Manyang Dhal, five cows that would have to be surrendered to the victim’s family.

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