NY Daily News October 8, 2014
A goat that was sacrificed for the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha killed a 13-year-old boy when it jumped off a building in Turkey.
The boy’s father, identified only as Mehmet by the UK Mirror, had bought the goat to celebrate the Feast of the Sacrifice but didn’t have room to keep it in the apartment, so he brought it up to the roof.
The skittish animal, in an effort to escape, jumped off the roof and fell six floors, smashing into the boy, Heval Yildirim.
The young boy was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.
His father was despondent, but didn’t elaborate on his son’s death.
“I am devastated but what more can I say?” he said, according to the Mirror. “In fact, there is nothing at all to say. Even the prosecutor has said this incident could be the first of its kind around the world.”
Authorities are investigating the incident.
The Feast of the Sacrifice, celebrated by Muslims around the world, honors the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his promised son, Ishmael, to God before a lamb is provided to sacrifice instead.
The animal is usually cut up into three parts — one-third for family, one-third for friends and the rest for the poor.
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