Hunter on trial says he mistook victim for boar

Two hunters went on trial for involuntary manslaughter Thursday over the death of a man two years ago, in a case that has provoked a national debate over hunting laws.

Morgan Keane, a BritishFrench 25-year-old, was cutting wood in the small village of Calvignac, in southwestern France, when he was shot dead on Dec. 2, 2020, according to French news media reports. The mayor said at the time that Keane was around 328 feet from his home when he was killed.

A police investigation found the suspect as inexperienced and not knowing the area well, and that the hunt had been poorly organized, according to Agence France-Presse reports.