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Solingen Prosecutors Launch Public Hunt for Zoo Kangaroo Beheader

Prosecutors have asked the public to review enhanced surveillance images after forensic experts determined a human killed the kangaroos.

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Ein Unbekannter hat in einem Tierpark im nordrhein-westfälischen Solingen offenbar zwei Kängurus getötet und enthauptet. Die getöteten Tiere wurden kurz vor Ostern gefunden, wie die Staatsanwaltschaft in Wuppertal mitteilte.

Overview

  • Mid‐July forensic analysis ruled out an animal attack and pointed to a person using a knife or similar tool in the decapitations.
  • Surveillance footage from May captures an unidentified man entering the park after hours and heading directly to the kangaroo enclosure.
  • Staatsanwaltschaft Wuppertal is enhancing the images and preparing a public manhunt appeal to enlist tips identifying the suspect.
  • Tierpark Fauna Solingen has boosted overnight staffing and instituted round-the-clock camera monitoring around its enclosures.
  • Authorities urge anyone who saw a blood-stained individual or has information on the missing kangaroo heads to contact Wuppertal investigators.