STRANGE DEATHS

UNUSUAL WAYS OF SHUFFLING OFF THIS MORTAL COIL While Kristofer Erlbacher, 29, and Caleb Solberg, 30, were sharing a meal at a bar in Moorhead, Iowa, Erlbacher put mayonnaise on Solberg’s food. Solberg objected to this and punched Erlbacher, who stormed ou

In Valasapalli village, in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India, a man named only as Suresh was holding a goat ready for sacrifice during a festival at the village’s temple. Instead of cutting off the goat’s head, the priest carrying out the sacrifice missed and cut Suresh’s throat instead, with some reports saying that he was almost beheaded. Suresh was rushed to hospital but bled to death before he arrived; the priest, named as Chalapathi, was allegedly drunk at the time and was arrested. msn.com, 19 Jan 2022.

Dog walker Callum Jones, 27, fell and strained a tendon after his pet tugged on its lead. He was given a boot to support his ankle but developed a blood clot in his leg from being less mobile and died when it became dislodged and caused a heart attack. Another dog walker, Peter Smith, 79, died when walking his dog alongside the A38 at Heathfield in Devon. The wheel bearing on a passing trailer failed, causing the wheel to spin off, bounce 6ft (1.8m) in the air and strike Smith in the chest, knocking him violently to the ground. Attempts to help were stymied by his German Shepherd, who aggressively fended off passers-by. Sun, 7 Oct 2021, 28 Oct 2021.

World junior clay pigeon champion Christian Ghili, 19, died after shooting himself in a hunting accident in woods at Montecatini Val di Cecina near his home in Tuscany, Italy. He was bending over to pick up cartridges and accidentally shot himself in the stomach. He was rushed to hospital in nearby Cecina, but died after doctors were unable to stop internal bleeding. msn.com, 7 Jan 2022.