Woman, 70, dies after being attacked by troop of aggressive monkeys in southern India
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Woman, 70, dies after being attacked by troop of aggressive monkeys in southern India
The fatal attack is just the latest in a long line of monkey-related tragedies in India, which is home to millions of primates.
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21:51, Mon, Mar 6, 2023
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The 70-year-old woman in India's Kamareddy district was attacked by a group of aggressive monkeys while on her way to the bathroom at home. Chataraboina Narsavva from Ramareddy village was alone during the incident and sustained fatal injuries from the attack.
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Narsavva's daughter, who was attending a wedding at the time, took her to the hospital, but she later passed away.
The police suspect that Narsavva slipped and hit her head on the floor while trying to escape from the monkeys, leading to her injuries and subsequent death.
Ramareddy police station's inspector said: "We have come to know through locals that when the monkeys attacked her, she tried to escape.
"In the process, she slipped and fell down. She suffered a head injury and died."
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The authorities are still looking into the incident, and Narsavva's family cremated her shortly after she passed away.
In India, which is home to millions of primates, this deadly assault is just one of many that involve monkeys.
In Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, a five-year-old girl called Narmada died after being attacked by vicious monkeys while playing on the banks of the Nakatiya river.
The injured girl was saved from the monkeys by local residents who arrived on the scene quickly.
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The young girl had been bitten all over her body and was taken to a hospital for treatment, but unfortunately, she died from her injuries.
A mother claimed that her eight-day-old twin babies were taken by aggressive monkeys in 2021, with one of the infants dying and the other being rescued
In 2020, a family in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was tragically killed when a group of monkeys brought down a wall in their home while they were sleeping in the courtyard.
Meanwhile, a man in Sambhal died in 2019 after he was attacked by monkeys and fell from the terrace of his home.
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