Sunday, November 29, 2009
Elk with a bar stool seen near Eagle, Colorado
The European elk is a shy, peaceful creature—as long as it doesn’t get a hold of fallen fermented apples found in Swedish gardens. Then, it can become an aggressive animal capable of killing humans, as Agneta Westlund, 63, found out.
Westlund’s body was found outside the town of Loftahammer, Sweden, near a lake after she had gone for a walk with the family dog. Police tossed her husband, Ingemar, in jail for 10 days, suspecting he had murdered his wife. But a forensic team cleared Ingemar of any responsibility after they discovered elk hair and saliva on Agneta’s body. Local police are planning a press conference for Tuesday afternoon to explain the chain of events.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Agneta dödad av älg - maken oskyldigt häktad (by Magnus Hellberg, Expressen)
Agneta Killed By Moose - Spouse Innocently Arrested (Google Translation of Expressen)
Älgen terroriserar skolbarn i Mölndal (by Sofia Strandberg, Expressen)
The Moose Terrorizing Schoolchidren in Mölndal (Google Translation of Expressen)
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