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55-yr-old woman trampled to death by wild elephant

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Press Trust of India Kannur (Ker)
: A 55-year-old woman was trampledto death by a wild elephant at an Adivasicolony near Aralam plantation in the district, police said.

The victim, identified as Ammini, had come out of her house at around 12.00 midnight to attend to nature's call and saw the pachyderm standing beside a nearby bush.

She tried to run away, but the elephant gave chase and trampled her to death, police said.

She was rushed to Pariyaram Medical College hospital where doctors declared her brought dead.

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First Published: Mar 08 2017 | 1:42 PM IST

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