BRAVE community members from Matsulu, Mpumalanga, have killed a leopard.
Various videos have been circulating on social media after the said leopard attacked four people, including a child, on Thursday, 21 July. It was said to have escaped from the Kruger National Park.
The angry residents cornered the leopard and killed it. According to a resident, who asked not to be named, the leopard attacked some people in their homes and on the streets. He said some of the victims tried to fight it off for a while before residents came to kill it. The victims were hospitalised after the attack.
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Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) spokeswoman Kholofelo Nkambule said the entity received a notice that a leopard was attacked by the community after it had attacked four people.
“They have been taken to hospital. Our team will conduct an investigation to determine what could have caused the leopard to behave in that manner. We want to appeal to communities to report such incidences to the MTPA, that has officials who are qualified and experienced in handling wild animals, or report to the local police,” she said