Elephant kills suspected poacher at Liwonde National Park
A suspected poacher who went to Liwonde National Park on Christmas Day was killed by an elephant, Eastern Region Police confirmed the death through its deputy publicist, Sergeant Otilia Kumanga.
A 52 year old Patrick Maya used to enter the Liwonde National Park to poach, according to his brother Maxwell Makina.
The brother said Maya entered the national park to hunt animals but never returned home.
News of his missing reached his relatives at Chipala Village on December 27, according to Makina who said his brother is believed to have died on December 25.
His body was discovered on December 27 in a decomposed state such that it was buried on the spot, said Makina.
Kamanga said a postmortem report from Machinga District Hospital shows Maya suffered injuries as a result of being trampled upon by an elephant.
Poaching is common in Liwonde National park which is now being managed by a South African based Africa Parks.
Mid this year tons of wire snares were impounded in the park as poachers set them to capture animals in the game ranging from elephants to impalas.
Despite electric wire around the national park poachers find their way into the protected animal reserved area by disabling the electrified fence system.
His death comes at a time when the government is lamenting over alarming rate of animals including elephants in national parks and game reserves.
Maya came from Chipala Village, Senior Chief Kawinga in Machinga but was married and lived at Wadi Village, Senior Chief Liwonde in the district.
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When Elephants had him for xmas
Osangodyela nkhwani bwanji
Malawians shud stop kuba zinthu zifinika. RIP mwina ena aphunzilapo.
Natural Justice
Congratulations goes to the Elephant!
The wages of sin is death! Nkhuli yabwanji uyu mambala oyenda mthengo pa kilisimasi?
“He who leads an immoral life dies an immoral death” Coscan proverb.
The body was burried right at the spot of the incident. Where was postmortem conducted?
Nkhuli yapa khilisimasi yajiwitsa mlenje, mmalo mopanga ganyu kuti uguleko nyama iwe busy kulimbana ndi za kugame
Body was discovered in a decomposed state and was buried on the spot. Postmortem came from Machinga hospital. Am I missing something, or do post-mortems just mean someone looking at the body and making a conclusion?