This is the moment a reptile handler was attacked by a crocodile in front of horrified spectators after he put his arm inside the creature’s mouth.
The handler, a 45-year-old named Tao, was performing the stunt at the Phokkathara zoo in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand, in front of around 100 people on Sunday afternoon.
As he reached inside the crocodile's jaws while another keeper looked on, Tao looked at the audience and told the announcer to stop the music.
Then, the reptile suddenly clamped down around Tao's forearm before shaking him violently from side to side.
The keeper was heard letting out an agonising scream before managing to free himself and staggering away with blood dripping on the wet tiles.
The incident was captured on camera by Khun Phusawit, 35, who was visiting the Phokkathara Crocodile Farm and zoo with his wife Nok and their two children.
'The show was very good until that happened. I hope that the man is OK and he gets better soon,’ he said.
'Everybody was shocked when it happened. The kids were a little bit scared.’
He added: 'I've watched the clip back many times to see how it happened and the crocodile seems to not like having the hand in his mouth.'
Dong Wittawat, the owner of the crocodile park, said on Monday that the trainer who had been bitten was treated at the farm and is ‘fine.’
'He was was treated at the farm with bandaging,’ Mr Wittawat said.
‘He loves crocodiles and he will be working again soon in the next two weeks. It is very rare for this to happen.'
The Phokkathara Crocodile Farm houses dozens of different types of animals and offers a live show for visitors.
An Abuja High Court has fixed 8th August, 2018 for Runtown to appear before it and give reasons why he went against a court injunction made on 10th May, 2018.
A statement by Eric Many reads;
‘’Recall that we served a Contempt Warning from Court on Runtown on 4th July, 2018 after he defied Court Order and released a song.
Rather than heed the Contempt Warning and retrace his steps, he issued a Press Release in which he argued that the Injunction had expired.
The Injunction was to stop things until the hearing of our Motion seeking to freeze activities until a decision on his status (whether he had discharged his obligations to us or not) is taken. It barred him from performing or releasing songs for the time being’.
The legal advice we received was that Runtown was wrong in his interpretation of the Rules of Court he relied on since he was already served with our Motion and was represented in Court on 31st May, 2018 when the Court adjourned to 27th September, 2018 to hear the Motion and the one filed by Runtown himself!
To turn around after that day to proceed to do what the Order barred him from doing, and what the Motion served on him (adjourned in his presence) seeks to stop, is unjustifiable under the 7-Days Rule he relied upon. That could probably apply to a person against whom an interim injunction was obtained without more’.
‘Based on this, we have done two things: One, we have obtained a ‘FORM 49’ against him to explain why he should not be sent to prison, especially when he continued to publicize fixtures for shows in Canada, Namibia, Europe etc and threaten to release more songs, both actions in defiance of the Court Order.
The application (now fixed for 8th August) has been served on him in the Punch as ordered by the Court.
Two, since we will not allow him to continue to mock the Court Order we have applied and obtained a new Injunction to stop his actions to protect the Contempt Case.
The new injunction bars him from his threatened defiant actions in Canada, Namibia, Europe etc. We believe the new Injunction has not also ‘expired’ and hope he respects the Court this time.
Please bear in mind that our main case in Court boils down to whether Runtown has discharged his monetary obligations to us and delivered one Album to us as spelt out in our Contract. He has responded, so it will be good to allow the Court to decide what each party filed.
Let both sides apply restraint. As we always say, Ericmany Limited will continue to follow the judicial process. We have confidence in the Rule of Law and will continue to patiently follow the due process until the wrong done to us by Runtown after our heavy investment on him is redressed’’, the statement ended.
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has emerged to address the nation hours before Monday's historic election, declaring: 'I will not vote for those who have illegally taken power.'
In a slow and rambling address, his first since stepping down in November, the 94-year-old spoke to reporters about the circumstances of his removal under military pressure after a ruling party feud.
He was coy about endorsing a candidate ahead of the election in which the former deputy he fired, President Emmerson Mnangagawa, faces 40-year-old lawyer and pastor Nelson Chamisa.
'I cannot vote for those who have tormented me,' Mr Mugabe said, in a reference to Mr Mnangagwa, who took office with the military's support. 'I cannot vote for Zanu-PF,' the ruling party he long controlled.
Mr Mugabe, who has backed a new political party that is part of a coalition supporting Mr Chamisa, said: 'He seems to be doing well at his rallies.'
He added: 'Whoever wins, we wish him well. And let us accept the verdict.'
Many in Zimbabwe knew no other leader but Mr Mugabe, who led the country for 37 years and since independence from white minority rule in 1980.
What began with optimism crumbled into repression, alleged vote-rigging, intimidation of the opposition, violent land seizures from white farmers and years of international sanctions.
The country hopes a credible vote on Monday could get the sanctions lifted and bring badly needed investment for a collapsed economy.
Mr Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe confidante, has tried to recast himself as a voice for reform, inviting back dozens of election observers and pledging a free and fair vote.
'I have during all this time liked our return to conditionality, our return to legality, an environment in which our people are free,' Mr Mugabe told reporters.
But he blamed 'evil and malicious characters' for his removal from power, which was met with a joyous outpouring by thousands in the capital, Harare. He said he resigned to avoid 'bloodshed'
A man identified as Ayo Paul has been found dead in his apartment in the Aule area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The incident, which according to a source happened on Saturday, was said to have amazed the neighbours of the deceased as he was described as a gentlemen.
The reason for the action of the 25-old man was said to be unknown, but the source said it was the landlord of the deceased that opened his door when he did not see paul on Saturday for the monthly environmental sanitation.
The source said, “Nobody knows reason Ayo committed suicide because he was a gentleman and he never had issue with anybody.
“When he did not come out for the monthly environmental sanitation, his landlord went to look for him and on opening his room; the landlord found his lifeless body dangling. The landlord immediately raised the alarm.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident and said the command had started investigation.
He said, “We don’t know the reason why the man took such action, but we have commenced investigation into the incident.”
