Tragic ... macaque monkey snatched baby girl and dropped her from roof - A Four-Day-Old baby girl has died after being snatched from her home by a wild monkey.
Tragic ... macaque monkey snatched baby girl and dropped her from roof
The macaque ran into the living room of the house in Malaysia, grabbed the sleeping newborn and fled on to the roof.
The child suffered bites to her neck and face before falling from the single-storey home's roof.
The tot's body was found outside the property in the eastern town of Seremban yesterday.
The baby's mum - named only as V Revathy, 26 - was not in the room at the time.
Her 70-year-old father-in-law had gone to get a glass of water when the tragedy occurred.
The grandad
said: "We frantically searched all over the house and saw her body covered in blood lying outside."
The little girl was rushed to the Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital but was pronounced dead.
He said: "We suspect the macaque was rummaging for food inside the house. It could have taken the baby to the roof thinking the newborn was food.
"The baby died when it fell to the ground. The monkey had apparently released the baby, probably because it was alarmed by the parents' shouts."
Malaysian authorities have battled a booming macaque population, which can be aggressive, in urban areas. ( thesun.co.uk )
The little girl was rushed to the Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital but was pronounced dead.
Wildlife and national parks director Ishak Muhamad said the monkey was shot a short time later after a search of the area surrounding the house.
He said: "We suspect the macaque was rummaging for food inside the house. It could have taken the baby to the roof thinking the newborn was food.
"The baby died when it fell to the ground. The monkey had apparently released the baby, probably because it was alarmed by the parents' shouts."
Malaysian authorities have battled a booming macaque population, which can be aggressive, in urban areas. ( thesun.co.uk )
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