Posted on 11/28/2009 7:09:00 AM PST by csvset
A Swedish man who was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife has been cleared, after police decided she was probably killed by an elk. Ingemar Westlund, aged 68, found the dead body of his wife Agneta, 63, by a lake close to the village of Loftahammer in September 2008. He was immediately arrested and held in police custody for 10 days. Now the case has been dropped after forensic analysis found elk hair and saliva on his wife's clothes. Mr Westlund told Expressen newspaper: "My family and I have been dragged through a nightmare." His wife had last been seen taking the family dog out for a walk in the forest. When she failed to return her husband went out to look for her. Although the murder investigation was dropped five months ago, details have only just emerged and the police plan to hold a news conference next week to explain what happened. The European elk, or moose, is usually considered to be shy and will normally run away from humans. But Swedish Radio International says the animals can become aggressive after eating fermented fallen apples in gardens.
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Note from the article that European Elk are also known as “Moose”.
Maybe she recently watched Bambi? Tried to pet a wild animal?
When a person contemplates the many dangers out there and ways that their life might end, drunken elk are somehow never taken into account.
I bet if the moose had smoked some ganjah this wouldn’t have happened! (Sorry counldn’t resist)
Not passing the smell test.
What were the injuries? The dog would have scared off an elk. Where was the dog found?
Hubby could have walked with her, killed her & left to establish an alibi.
Poor old curious elk may have just sniffed/licked at her body before hubby returned to “find her”.
ELKED to death. Not a pretty way to go. That was more than a moose goose.
FYI
Elk = Moose in Europe.
I guess you need a Norwegian Elk Hound to prevent that possible death.
Thought this was gonna be some BS Tiger Woods excuse story after his wife bent his 9 iron over his noggin !
When a person contemplates the many dangers out there and ways that their life might end, drunken elk are somehow never taken into account.
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You truly made me LOL. Thanks.
The dog would have scared off an elk.
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I did not read the whole piece. Is the breed of dog mentioned? Maybe the dog was not very feisty. And maybe a drunken elk feels bullet- and dog-proof.
Oh, just one more question if you don’t mind sir. I’m sure there’s an innocent explanation but I’m just trying to get it straight in my mind. Why did you have a box of moose slobber in your trunk?
Hamina hamina hamina.
Not sure if you are poking fun at my scenario; I suppose I should have added that the elk’s appearance at the scene of the crime was just one damn lucky happenstance for the hubby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS3wiiwXpoo&feature=related
****police decided she was probably killed by an elk****
Probably???????
Man attacked by deer after spraying himself with elk urine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khKrd1RNy2U
You can get a nasty crack in the head from a tree limb too!
That is why I would like to learn the type and extent of her injuries to demonstrate an elk was responsible.
I’m pretty sure if I were the grieving family - that would be comforting information to have.
Unless they have the elk attack on video “probably” is generally the best they can do.
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