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WA: Second man charged over kangaroo attack


24 Feb 2009 3:09 PM

PERTH, Feb 24 AAP - West Australian police have charged a second man with animal cruelty after a kangaroo was beheaded and disembowelled.

The 20-year-old is alleged to have helped kill the roo on Estuary Road at Dawesville, south of Perth, on February 16.

Police said they were called to investigate reports a group of males had caught a kangaroo and were abusing it.

When officers arrived, they found the remains of a kangaroo that had been decapitated.

Police later searched a house and seized items allegedly related to the killing.

The first man charged pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in Mandurah Magistrates Court last week. The 18-year-old was remanded on bail to reappear on March 6.

The second man charged will face court on Friday.