Female tiger killed by new mate at zoo
Asim mauled Melati A FEMALE Sumatran tiger at London Zoo has been killed by her new mate on their first introduction.
Melati, 10, was mauled to death by Asim, seven, despite “positive signs” between them when they were kept in adjoining enclosures, the zoo said.
A statement said staff were “devastated”.
“As with all big cats, introductions, however carefully planned, are high risk,” it said.
“Staff used flares and alarms to distract the pair, but Asim had already overpowered Melati.”
Asim’s arrival from Denmark on January 29 was part of a European breeding programme.
There are fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Federation. the entry of T.K.D. on a plane heading to Oslo.” Fashion designer Virginia, who appeared on 2012 reality show Dublin Housewives, only went public last month on her split with Kaste Dahl, father of their six-year-old son Thor.
It had been widely assumed they were still dating, with reports late last year describing them as man and wife.
Speaking to the Sunday World in December she said: “I have never publicly announced this, but my family and friends know and I think people can guess, but I am not with Kaste now.
“We actually haven’t been together for a few years now. Several media outlets say he’s my husband. He’s not. I was never married to him. “Obviously he’s the father of my child and I respect him, but we’re not together – and will never be ever again, either.”
Thor Kaste Dahl, was formerly known as Bard Kaste.
The reports at the time said he was convicted on 17 counts of loan fraud for using false documentation to obtain cash employed mainly to build cabins and homes in south Norway.
He is believed to have been granted a one-third reduction on a proposed fouryear jail term because he pleaded guilty.
He has been in custody awaiting extradition since his January 28.
Spanish police say he used false documentation to go under different identities while he was on the run.
Norwegian press said he was using a false Norwegian passport in the name of Olav Stoli when he was arrested. THIS is the moment the fugitive ex of former reality star Virginia Macari is handed over to police and put on a plane to face justice.
Spanish cops held convicted fraudster Thor Kaste Dahl last month in the upmarket resort of Marbella.
The 48-year-old had been on the run for more than two years following his release on bail after his initial arrest in December 2015.
Norwegian authorities issued a European Arrest Warrant after he was sentenced to two years and eight months prison for a €4million bank fraud in March 2015.
Yesterday Spanish police released footage of his handover to Norwegian cops ahead of his extradition.
Two officers frogmarched him up the steps to a plane at Malaga Airport. Two undercover
Macari and Kaste Dahl Norwegian cops followed the Spanish officers as they led Kaste Dahl onboard.
Referring to the fugitive only by his initials, a spokesman for Spain’s National Police said: “Officers have handed over in Malaga a fugitive on the run from Norwegian justice.
“He was wanted for a crime of fraud. The fugitive, 48-year-old T.K.D, was arrested on January 28 in Marbella on foot of a European Arrest Warrant.
“The handover to a team of Norwegian officers took place with a high level of security measures in place.
“The Spanish National Police officers have assisted the Norwegian team until