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Wording error earned buffalo killers freedom

Kenya: When a gunshot heard in Ragati Forest, Nyeri on the night of November 6, 2005, there was little doubt who the rifle was aimed at.

The killer bullet was most likely aimed a frightened antelope galloping away at breakneck speed or an incensed buffalo charging at a rifle-wielding poacher.

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