Police officer forced to shoot injured kangaroo in Plenty Rd, Bundoora
* Staff Writer
* From: Herald Sun
* January 27, 2010 12:00AM
It's an emotional scene for animal lovers and wildlife carers, a scene that could have only one result.
The big kangaroo was hit by a car and severely injured before struggling on to tram tracks in Plenty Rd, Bundoora.
Police phoned for an animal ranger to assess the kangaroo and its badly broken leg, but there was no one available.
The sergeant raised his .38 revolver and did what he had to do. A police spokesman said the kangaroo was unpredictable and might have injured somebody or limped back on to the major road and caused a collision.
"An experienced sergeant humanely disposed of the roo with two shots," the spokesman said.
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