Танзанијска ложа на суду због напада леопарда на сина француског туриста

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) – A civil suit, first of its kind in Tanzania’s tourism history, took place in northern tourist city of Arusha this week against luxury Tarangire Safari Lodge over negligence that led to a leopard attack of a 7-year-old French boy.

French tourist, Mr. Adelino Pereira, had sued Sinyati Limited, which owns Tarangire Safari Lodge, over its management’s negligence which caused the death of his 7-year-old son, Adrian Pereira who was attacked and killed by a leopard at the lodge compound three years ago.

У Вишем суду Танзаније, господин Переира, који је упосленик Уједињених нација (УН) у Женеви, у Швајцарској, рекао је у свом сведочењу да је његовог сина убио леопард због наводног немара управе хотела. и њени запослени на дужности тог дана.

He said the same leopard that killed his son, who was at that time playing around the lodge verandah after dinner, had probably attacked another child at the lodge employee minutes earlier with no precautionary measures taken by the lodge management.

The late Adrian Pereira was snatched by the leopard from the verandah of the tourist lodge in Tarangire National Park on the evening of October 1, 2005 while his parents and other guests were having their dinner. He was found dead in less than half an hour some 150 meters from the lodge by his father and other people who joined the rescue minutes after the attack.

Дечака је животиња зграбила око 20:15 сати (8:15) док су он и други гости вечерали у трпезарији колибе која се налази у близини главног улаза у парк Тарангире.

Леопард је зграбио дечака и убио га, а затим је напустио његово тело и побегао у своје станиште са националним парком Тарангире, око 130 километара западно од града Аруше.

Witnesses told the Tanzanian Court that the leopard frequented the lodge verandah Wednesdays and Saturdays during barbecue dinners and has been a good attraction to lodge visitors. It was feeding on leftovers supplied by the lodge staff.

Управници Националног парка Танзаније убили су леопарда убицу три дана након дечакове смрти.

Tarangire National Park is one among Tanzania’s leading wildlife attractions, full of elephants, leopards, lions and big African mammals. It has been rare cases to find animals protected in parks attacking humans in Tanzania.

Wildlife attacking humans are common in Tanzania, but most cases occur in unprotected areas where lions kill and eat humans, while leopards commonly attack people for protection. Leopards, which are found everywhere in Tanzania, are usually seen hunting for goats and chicken rather than humans.