Killer 'family pet' monkey mauls seven-year-old boy to death in Thailand

A seven-year-old boy was mauled to death by his family's pet monkey in Thailand .Ekkarat Srichan was playing outside his home on June 6 when the animal pounced on him and plunged its fangs into his torso.The terrified youngster screamed, but the primate continued the attack, wrestling him to the ground as the boy made desperate attempts to escape.Neighbours heard the screeches of the four-year-old monkey - named Choke - as it continued the savage mauling.Shocked relatives arrived to find the Ekkarat covered in wounds and the family's pet monkey with blood dripping from its teeth.Choke was still tethered to the bamboo pole where the family kept him, but with a rope long enough to allow him to wander freely.Ekkarat was rushed to Sichon Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead in Nakhon Si Thammarat.