Staff cut killer elephant's tusks to get rid of bad luck

Workers at an elephant shelter have cut back the tusks of an elephant which killed a Thai woman in Ayutthaya – in the hope of wiping away bad luck from the animal.

Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal manager Ittiphan Khaolamai said about one-fifth of the animal’s 3.2ft-long ivory was taken off, since it is believed the spirit of a person killed by an elephant would remain in the tusks.