Wednesday, 28 October 2020

BBC: Police officer raiding illegal cockfight gets killed by rooster

 

A local cockfight in the Philippines, 2011IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES
image captionA local cockfight in the Philippines

A Philippine police officer has been killed by a rooster during a raid on an illegal cockfight in the province of Northern Samar.

Lieutenant Christine Bolok was struck by the rooster's gaff - a razor-sharp steel blade which is typically attached to the leg of fighting roosters. 

The blade cut his left thigh, slicing his femoral artery. He was rushed to hospital and declared dead on arrival.


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