Delhi boy eaten by herd of pigs - Beeb

[Walliver 0]

A three-year-old boy has been eaten alive by a neighbour's herd of pigs on the outskirts of the Indian capital, Delhi, police say.

 

The boy, Ajay, strayed from the family home as his parents and other family members were having lunch.

 

When his mother went to look for him, she found the pigs chewing something and spotted bits of her son's clothing.

 

She threw stones at the animals but they turned on her. Her screams alerted neighbours who came to her rescue.

 

'Playing'

 

Relatives in the village of Samaipur Badli in north-west Delhi told police the boy had been carrying bread, which might have led the animals to attack him.

 

A senior police official, Manish Aggarwal, said a local man who owned the pigs had been detained for causing death due to negligence.

 

"Three children were playing outside their house when the incident took place," Mr Aggarwal told the BBC.

 

"The victim, Ajay, strayed from the area but his parents or relatives were not there to save him since they were having lunch inside their house."

 

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[catmag 337]

Surely to goodness there'd be more left than just bits of clothing? How long was it before they noticed he was missing?!

 

Horrible.

Edited November 30, 2006 by catmag

[Gemmill 47742]

Pretty awful story like.

[curry stained pilchard 0]

Judging by the title, I thought this thread was going to be about the Indian Only Fools and Horses...

[Jellikit 0]

Unbelievable that like..

[Rob W 0]

A british officer killed by the IRA and later awarded a GC was never found - they reckon his body was fed to pigs

 

Very efficient eaters pigs are...........................

[Bombadil 0]

 

"They will go through bone like butter!"

 

Seriously though, that's an awful story.

[Jusoda Kid 1]

Strongest jaws in the animal world apparently, would have to be to chew turnips up the way they do