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~This article reminded me of another pet critter we all know.
Hey, if a *bird* can valiantly try to save it's master, it's not
hard to imagine a rat actually attacking a bad guy...
~GW
DALLAS - A hero cockatoo slain trying to protect its master from
knife-wielding assailants proved the star witness in the trial of one of
its owner's killers.
Daniel Torres was found guilty on Tuesday of murdering
Kevin Butler. Prosecutors have said DNA evidence extracted from the bird's
beak as well as blood trails caused when the bird violently pecked the
assailants were key pieces of evidence that led to the
conviction.
According to evidence presented in court, Torres and
another suspect, who has yet to stand trial, broke into Butler's home.
During a struggle in Butler's living room, the white-crested cockatoo
named Bird after basketball great Larry Bird, swooped down on the
attackers, clawed at their skin and pecked at their heads, said prosecutor
George West.
West has said blood found in Bird's beak and at the
sceneof the crime linked Torres to the murder.
Bird may have wounded Torres, but the protective
parrot-relative paid the price for trying to take on two armed foes. Bird
was found dead in the kitchen of Butler's home --
apparently stabbed to death by a fork in the back. |
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