At the risk of thread drift.........
Beheading, murder at PNG school fete
Police are hunting a notorious criminal after violence at a school fete in Papua New Guinea left eight people dead and a severed head hanging from a power pole, reports Radio Australia
Radaus
Thu, 1 Oct 2009
PORT MORESBY, PNG ---- Police are hunting a notorious criminal after violence at a school fete in Papua New Guinea left eight people dead and a severed head hanging from a power pole, reports Radio Australia.
Local media reports an armed gang attacked villagers at the school fete in Kainantu district last Friday.
The gang's leader has been identified as Patrick Sira, who's wanted by police over a string of murders, rapes and robberies.
Mr Sira reportedly interrupted a speech by a local magistrate at the fete, produced a gun and shot him dead.
While some people ran for cover others retaliated and killed three gang members.
One was beheaded and the head hung on a power pole. Another was killed the next day.
Mr Sira may have been shot in the leg but was able to escape into the bush.
I guess school fetes in Australia are pretty boring by comparison.