Monkey that attacked baby killed


BUTTERWORTH: A monkey was shot dead some 45 hours after it brutally attacked an infant who is now in serious but stable condition.

North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the monkey, believed to be a long-tailed macaque, was killed in a joint operation by the police and the Wildlife and National Parks Department.

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