Chinese man charged with stabbing kangaroo to death in Australia
People in China incensed after footage of the injured animal’s slaughter was circulated on social media
A Chinese man has been arrested in Australia, according to Chinese and Australian media, after a video appearing to show him repeatedly slashing at an injured kangaroo’s throat and killing it went viral on social media.
The footage, taken on a mobile phone, shows the middle-aged man approach an injured kangaroo in an area of bush, thought to be in New South Wales.
The man, holding a hunting knife, starts slashing repeatedly at the kangaroo’s throat before pinning it down. He strikes the animal with the knife a total of 19 times.
The kangaroo, evidently in pain, snarls at the man and tries get free, but eventually goes limp.
The person filming the incident can be heard laughing and egging the man on. The suspect is also heard saying in Mandarin to the kangaroo, “What’s up? Recognise me?”
After the clip was posted on WeChat in China this week, several outraged Chinese internet users contacted the Australian police informing them of the suspect’s identity and home address, the Chinese-language news website Sydney Today reported