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Kaikoura teen charged with seal death

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Tue, 29 Jun 2010 4:34p.m.

The bloodied corpses of an adult New Zealand fur seal and a pup were found on Friday (NZPA file)

The bloodied corpses of an adult New Zealand fur seal and a pup were found on Friday (NZPA file)

A Kaikoura teenager has been charged over the death of a seal after two fur seals were fired at with a paint-ball gun and one was run over with a vehicle.

Hayden John Ingram, 17, entered no plea in Blenheim District Court today to charges of killing a seal without authority, possessing a paintball gun and driving with sustained loss of traction, the Marlborough Express reported.

The bloodied corpses of an adult New Zealand fur seal and a pup from the Kaikoura peninsula seal colony were found on Friday night.

Police said Ingram was believed to have driven over one seal while doing burnouts on the road and a grassy area by the seal colony at Point Kean.

They said multiple reports of the attack suggested both seals had been hit with objects from a paint-ball gun.

Ingram will appear again in Kaikoura District Court on July 16.

NZPA

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24 Feb 2012 03:04p.m.

Owen wrote:

With the NZ laws for animal cruelty as they are this man should get off with a smack on the hand! I would hate to be related to someone in Kaikoura who can do this and still wander about the community like he belongs there. A person like him who has no feelings or appreciation for the life he shares this planet with should get jail time just to make him sit up and think with what little brain he has in his head. It also makes one think about what he will be like when he is older.

01 Jul 2010 04:37p.m.

JB wrote:

This idiot actually lives in the Kaikoura community where the sea life provides a living for many people through tourism etc. I'd say he's brought tremendous embarassment to his family in this small, mainly peaceful town... his actions show he doesn't belong in any community.

Bring back corporal punishment for crimes against defenceless animals...!!!

30 Jun 2010 07:00p.m.

Anna wrote:

I think he should be shot with a paint gun and then "accidentally" run over a few times. Waste of space whose my taxes will be paying for him to exist I imagine. Stupid little boy.

29 Jun 2010 05:10p.m.

Charlotte wrote:

Good job is all I can say. Put him in prison and throw away the key. This is disgusting.

29 Jun 2010 04:57p.m.

nukefree wrote:

This swine should be flogged.