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Hunter shoots friend, 'mistaking him for wild boar'

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22 October 2015

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Alexander Ilyin was shot while checking for illegal poachers. Picture: Odnoklassniki

Alexander Ilyin, 50, was checking for illegal poachers when he was gunned down. A hunter Valery Buterus, 57, owner of weapon shop 'Sniper' in Omsk, confessed to pulling the trigger, claiming that mistook Ilyin - a man he knew well - for a wild boar. 

The shot was from a distance of around 300 metres. Buterus told police that he and his son, along with a driver, were hunting in forests near Tara. 'He thought that the boar appeared in the bushes and shot. He assured the police that he clearly saw a boar, not a man,' according to one account.

Valery Buterus

Valery Buterus, 57, owner of weapon shop 'Sniper' in Omsk, confessed to pulling the trigger, claiming that mistook Ilyin for a wild boar. Picture: Odnoklassniki

On approaching to examine his prey, he saw Ilyin lying on the ground but initially 'thought he had suffered a heart attack'. The hunters and their driver rushed the wildlife expert to get medical attention but on reaching an ambulance, Ilyin died. 

The cause was later confirmed as a bullet shot close to his shoulder. A criminal case was opened on 'causing death by negligence', but the investigation continues.

Tara


Tara

Buterus told police that he and his son, along with a driver, were hunting in forests near the town of Tara, Omsk region. Pictures: The Siberian Times, Panoramio

Ilyin had been seeking to identify poachers when he was shot but it was established that Buterus had a hunting license for  shooting both boars and bears. They also had gun licenses. 

It was confirmed that Buterus knew Ilyin 'rather well and they had a good relationship'. Accounts said that initially the hunter's son had taken responsibility for the fatal shot but later Buterus senior 'confessed' that he had pulled the trigger. 

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The story smells fishy, let go Mr Butcherus mistook Ilyin for a "boar", but how can someone in the first place start think of a heart attack as if a boar and Ilyin would have appeared at the same place and time right in the middle of nowhere. Also, who claimed they knew each other "rather well and they had a good relationship", let's hope it was just an accident
Koskenkorva, Talvisota
27/10/2015 11:58
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maybe they should make it a law that people wear orange vests so they can be better seen? it is already in quite a few parts of the EU.
Benedikt, Moscow,Russia
23/10/2015 11:10
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