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| D'oh, a deer: brazen bambi leaves Melbourne funeral home looking like 'horrific crime scene' | D'oh, a deer: brazen bambi leaves Melbourne funeral home looking like 'horrific crime scene' |
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| Tobin Brothers Funerals managing director says deer chased worker into chapel and caused $100,000 in damage | |
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| Fri 1 Sep 2017 02.25 BST | |
| First published on Fri 1 Sep 2017 02.12 BST | |
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| A Melbourne funeral home looks like a “horrific crime scene” after a feral deer chased a worker into the chapel before going “nuts”. | A Melbourne funeral home looks like a “horrific crime scene” after a feral deer chased a worker into the chapel before going “nuts”. |
| The 250kg animal charged at the worker at Tobin Brothers Funerals at Ringwood on Thursday afternoon, its managing director, James MacLeod, told AAP. | The 250kg animal charged at the worker at Tobin Brothers Funerals at Ringwood on Thursday afternoon, its managing director, James MacLeod, told AAP. |
| The animal was “going completely nuts” in the chapel and smashed into furniture and walls, injuring itself. | The animal was “going completely nuts” in the chapel and smashed into furniture and walls, injuring itself. |
| “It was bleeding and it’s like a horrific crime scene in here,” he said. | “It was bleeding and it’s like a horrific crime scene in here,” he said. |
| A funeral was due to be held in the chapel on Thursday night but was relocated due to the damage. | A funeral was due to be held in the chapel on Thursday night but was relocated due to the damage. |
| “The family were understanding but they didn’t quite believe it,” MacLeod said. | “The family were understanding but they didn’t quite believe it,” MacLeod said. |
| Alternative arrangements have been made for upcoming funerals. The damage is estimated at $100,000. The deer was contained and put down by rangers. | Alternative arrangements have been made for upcoming funerals. The damage is estimated at $100,000. The deer was contained and put down by rangers. |
| Victoria’s feral deer population is estimated at one million by the National Parks Association, with increasing calls to cull the numbers. | Victoria’s feral deer population is estimated at one million by the National Parks Association, with increasing calls to cull the numbers. |
| “A staff member heard one of our glass doors smashing and got up from her desk and went to the door,” McLeod told radio station 3AW. | “A staff member heard one of our glass doors smashing and got up from her desk and went to the door,” McLeod told radio station 3AW. |
| “[She] went out, leaving the door open to see ... Turned around, it was a deer. It came charging at her and then charged in through the doorway into the chapel and then ran havoc here for the next 20 minutes.” | “[She] went out, leaving the door open to see ... Turned around, it was a deer. It came charging at her and then charged in through the doorway into the chapel and then ran havoc here for the next 20 minutes.” |
| McLeord said the deer was eventually locked in a room at the business. | McLeord said the deer was eventually locked in a room at the business. |
| “It took six rangers to carry the deer from our location,” he said. “I cannot believe the amount of damage that has just been done in 20 minutes. The facility, the carpet, walls, furniture. It just all needs to be replaced immediately. The damage is unbelievable.” | “It took six rangers to carry the deer from our location,” he said. “I cannot believe the amount of damage that has just been done in 20 minutes. The facility, the carpet, walls, furniture. It just all needs to be replaced immediately. The damage is unbelievable.” |
| Fairfax Media has reported that wild deer are increasingly being spotted in suburban Melbourne. | Fairfax Media has reported that wild deer are increasingly being spotted in suburban Melbourne. |
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