He “chased children,” attacked adults, and even “took several dogs”: the alligator that had been terrorizing the community was finally captured and devoured “at a barbecue.”

Australian authorities announced on Wednesday that a crocodile that terrorized an indigenous community in northern Australia by attacking residents and devouring dogs was eaten at a traditional feast after police shot it dead.

Saltwater crocodile 3.6 meters long “Chasing children and adults.”, “I rushed out of the water towards them.” And even, according to the population, “They took several dogs” The police in the Australian state of the Northern Territory said in a statement, in this small, rural and isolated community. After talking to “old”Police shot and killed the crocodile on Tuesday.

“The community prepared it as part of a traditional feast.”She confirmed to AFP on Thursday.

“In soup”, “On the grill”, “In banana leaves and cooked underground”

The crocodile avait migr lors on the inondations au début of the year, in a rivier proche of habitations of the region, on a six-hour environs of the route au Sud de Darwin, the capital of the Nord Territory, a similar precisé police. In response to a question Thursday by ABC Public Television, a police sergeant provided more details about the aforementioned holiday. “I think it was cooked in crocodile tail soup, while barbecuing, and some pieces were wrapped in banana leaves and cooked underground.”.