A 7-year-old boy was mauled to death by a crazed pet monkey that his grandfather had rescued while he was playing outside, according to reports.
Little Ekkarat Srichan screamed in pain as the macaque, named Choke, sank its fangs into his chest and wrestled the boy to the ground outside of his family’s home in Thailand, according to the Asia Pacific Press.
Neighbors reported hearing the primate’s sickening screeches as it continued the savage attack.
Relatives later found Ekkarat covered in bites and scratches — and the 4-year-old monkey with blood dripping from its mouth, still tied to its bamboo pole.
The boy was rushed to a local hospital where he died from his wounds.
“The doctor told me my son couldn’t survive because the monkey’s bite punctured his lung and hit a vital area,” Ekkarat’s grieving mother, Daranee Srichan, 27, said.
“If it hadn’t struck that spot, he would have been alright,” she said.
She said she will no longer keep monkeys as pets.
“If I do, my other son might not survive,” the grieving mom said.
Ekkarat’s grandfather, who had rescued the monkey from the side of the road, released Choke into the mountains after the deadly incident, however police and wildlife officials are now frantically looking for the monkey out of fears he could attack other residents.
The monkey was eventually found and captured.
Neighbors claim Choke was known to be aggressive and would growl and gnash its teeth at passersby. It had previously killed a stray cat that wandered to close, they said.
Owning macaques is legal in Thailand but is strictly regulated, according to the Asia Pacific Press.
However, keeping wild-caught or protected macaques without authorization and can result in fines, prosecution and confiscation of the animal.
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