Water buffalo gores farmer to death in northeast Thailand

A female water buffalo in heat gored a farmer to death in Nakhon Nayok province in northeast Thailand yesterday.

Officers at Ban Na Police Station were informed that a buffalo chased and killed a man at Village No. 7 in Ban Phrao subdistrict. Police and rescue workers from the Sawang Ariya Foundation travelled to the scene to investigate.

Police found the body of 55 year old Manoch [surnname reserved] lying in overgrown grass. Police said Manoch’s body was “deformed,” and his arms and legs were severely broken.

Nearby, a seven year old female buffalo was found with human organs hanging from her horns.

Manoch’s relatives said they were looking for him since the morning and found his crumpled body around noon.

The deceased’s relative, Naphirat, said she bought the killer buffalo for 800 baht when it was just a baby and she raised it herself at home.

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