There was a baboon on my roof
According to witnesses it came from the direction of Bab Village and ran on the houses roofs from one street to another.
A baboon was chased cornered and eventually killed in Ackerville.
According to witnesses it came from the direction of Bab Village and ran on the houses roofs from one street to another.
The baboon was later cornered after about an hour’s chase on Thursday, July 28 at about 11:00.
People were running in all directions while others gave chase to the wild and terrified animal.
The baboon that was killed and burned in Ackerville after an hour long chase on the roofs and streets of the area. (Photo by Power Khumalo)
“We want to know where does it come from, some people uses baboons to bewitch other people,” said one of the witnesses.
Other witnesses said the baboon was spotted on Wednesday afternoon near Santa Hospital; it was chased and disappeared into the veld.
The baboon lying in the street after it was killed in Ackerville. It was later burned. (Photo provided)
It is said the baboon was killed after it got tired of running and seemed to want to attack so that it can escape. The baboon was chased further, cornered by a bunch of people who killed the animal and burned it afterwards. The residents of Ackerville were seen celebrating the killing.
The baboon on a rooftop of one of the houses in Ackerville being stoned before it was killed and later burned. (Photo Emalahleni FM)
In recent years a couple of baboons have been spotted loitering in the streets of KwaGuqa. Some year’s back one was chased until it went in one of the houses in Thushanang and was eventually killed by the police. Another was chased and killed after it was found in KwaGuqa Extension 5 and another was spotted in Model Park.
“The Witbank SPCA is opposed to the inhumane killing of any animal. All animals are protected under the Animals Protection Act No. 71 of 1962. Persons committing an offence under this Act can be prosecuted in a court of law. The community should not have taken the law into their own hands but rather allowed the correct authorities to handle the situation. No animal should have to suffer by slowly burning to death!” stated Ms Natalée Pretorius manager of Witbank SPCA.
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