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Ryan Merrifield

Elephant rips handler in half after heavy workload in extreme heat ‘drives it crazy’

An elephant in Thailand ripped its handler in half after high temperatures likely made it "go crazy", said police.

Investigators believe the animal had grown frustrated at having to transport rubberwood at a plantation in Phang Nga province during the scorching temperatures.

The 20-year-old elephant, called Pom Pam, stabbed handler Supachai Wongfaed, 32, with his tusks and then pulled him apart, according to reports.

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