A butcher died while trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong
on Friday, the city’s police said. The 61-year-old butcher, who worked in the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on the city’s northern outskirts close to its border with mainland China, was knocked to the ground by the struggling pig and sustained a wound from a 40 centimeter meat cleaver, police told CNN.The butcher had been about to kill the pig – which he had already shot with an electric stun gun – when it regained consciousness and knocked him over, police said.
The police force said the cause of death has yet to be determined. The city’s Labour Department said it has launched an investigation. “The Labour Department is saddened by the death of the person and expresses its deepest sympathy to his family,” it said in a statement. “We will complete the investigation as soon as possible to identify the cause of the accident, ascertain the liability of the duty holders and recommend improvement measures.
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