Kangaroo beheaded at Solinger Fauna zoo: Police and zoo officials disagree on the reason for the animal's demise
The Solingen Fauna Park and the Wuppertal Prosecutor's Office are at odds over the cause of death of two kangaroos found deceased at the park. The park maintains that the deaths were due to natural or accidental causes, while the prosecutor's office suspects neglect or mistreatment.
Recently, an unidentified individual was recorded by the park's surveillance camera a month after the incident, approaching and even entering the kangaroo enclosure. This development has added fuel to the ongoing investigation.
The prosecutor's office has not received the Fauna Park's internal reports regarding the investigation. DNA traces found on the carcasses by the park's independent investigations suggest the involvement of a fox and a dog, but these findings do not definitively indicate the time of contact between the animals and the predators.
The kangaroos were found with precise cut wounds, which the prosecutor's office believes is indicative of human involvement. However, the Fauna Park has quickly refuted initial suspicions of animal cruelty based on their DNA findings.
The prosecution still suspects a possible act of violence by a human, while the zoo publicly discredits this theory. The disagreement seems to be hindering the investigation, with each party holding firm to their respective positions.
Vera Schramm, the chairwoman of Fauna Park, stated that the zoo's management is currently on vacation and could not provide reliable information about the laboratory results. Schramm also declined to provide further explanations about a post on the Fauna Park Facebook page that described the unidentified individual as "staggering."
The case of the decapitated kangaroos has raised more questions than it answers, with a disconnect between the prosecution and the zoo. The prosecutor's office does not consider the Fauna Park's DNA findings as proof of the crime.
The prosecutor's office has officially requested Fauna Park's internal reports for a thorough examination. Several reports are expected to be produced as part of the investigation. A press release with new findings from Fauna Park will be published after consultation with the authorities.
The disagreement has sparked heated discussions among investigators and on social media. The public is eagerly awaiting further developments in this intriguing and unsettling case.
[1] Source: TikTok (limited direct detail available)
- The prosecutor's office suspects that the political and public interest in the case of the decapitated kangaroos at the Solingen Fauna Park might be linked to general-news coverage, as the ongoing disagreement between the park and the prosecutor's office has stirred significant public interest and debate.
- The crime-and-justice investigation into the deaths of the two kangaroos at the Solingen Fauna Park has become a high-profile case, with the prosecutor's office and the park at odds over the cause of death, and the public closely following developments on various general-news platforms.
