In Harburg a man shot an animal with a crossbow. The animal was a local celebrity there and had been doing its rounds for years.
- Shock moment in Harburg (Donau-Ries district): A popular peacock is dead.
- A neighbor had shot the animal with a crossbow.
- The animal had been doing its laps in the street for years and was popular.
Harburg - A free-roaming peacock has fallen victim to a crime in Swabia . A man shot the ten-year-old bird with a crossbow , known locally as "Pfaui", according to the police.
Harburg (Donau-Ries): Neighbor kills peacock with crossbow
The investigators were able to solve the crime because the arrowhead hit a sheet metal on a garage roof and got stuck. The police officers were therefore able to trace the trajectory and find out that the bolt had been fired from the apartment of a 23-year-old in Harburg (Donau-Ries district).
The man admitted the act on Friday, but is silent on his motive. The police reported him for an animal welfare offense and property damage. The act probably happened on Wednesday morning (August 26th).
"Pfaui" has been doing its rounds in Harburg for years: 23-year-old kills animal with crossbow
In the village, the fate of the bird is likely to be the topic of conversation, because according to the officials, the blue animal had been doing its rounds in the street for years and was popular. According to witnesses, "Pfaui" particularly enjoyed being reflected in a window on the roof of a neighbor's garage.
"The proud peacock stayed there for a long time," the police report from the Donauwörth inspection continued. "That didn't bother the neighbors - but apparently one of the tenants of the house." The 23-year-old man shot the bird from around seven meters away . "The bolt pierced the animal across the body and splintered on the sternum."
Man discovers shot peacock in garage - and alerts the police
A witness had discovered the shot animal on Wednesday evening in his garage and found the remains of the bolt. He alerted the police and the owner (70) of the animal, who lives a few houses away. He was also given the carcass. The police seized the crossbow and the arrow fragments. (came / dpa)
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