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Monkey kills 12-day-old baby in India
A monkey looks for food on the polluted banks of the Yamuna river, next to the historic Taj Mahal in Agra.PHOTO: REUTERS
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NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - A monkey has snatched a 12-day-old Indian boy from his mother and killed him, police said.
"A group of monkeys entered the victim's house and one of the monkeys snatched the baby from his mother who was breastfeeding him, and ran away with the baby," said Ajay Kaushal, officer in charge of the Sikandra police station.
"The monkey bit the infant's head and left the baby when people chased it with sticks and threw stones at it."
The bleeding infant was rushed to hospital but declared dead on arrival.
The incident took place in Runkata town on the outskirts of Agra, home to India's most famous monument, the Taj Mahal.
Monkey kills 12-day-old baby in India
A monkey looks for food on the polluted banks of the Yamuna river, next to the historic Taj Mahal in Agra.PHOTO: REUTERS
Published
9 hours ago
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NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - A monkey has snatched a 12-day-old Indian boy from his mother and killed him, police said.
"A group of monkeys entered the victim's house and one of the monkeys snatched the baby from his mother who was breastfeeding him, and ran away with the baby," said Ajay Kaushal, officer in charge of the Sikandra police station.
"The monkey bit the infant's head and left the baby when people chased it with sticks and threw stones at it."
The bleeding infant was rushed to hospital but declared dead on arrival.
The incident took place in Runkata town on the outskirts of Agra, home to India's most famous monument, the Taj Mahal.
