Wild boar gives police and security staff the runaround at shopping mall in Hong Kong

 
Intruder: the wild boar on top of a display rack at a children's clothing store (Picture: AP)
Rachel Blundy11 May 2015

A wild boar gave police and security staff the runaround after it wandered into a shopping mall in Hong Kong.

The animal got trapped inside children's clothes shop Kingkow at the Paradise shopping mall in Heng Fa Chuen over the weekend, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

It took four hours to rescue the beast after it climbed above part of the store's ceiling and fell through it on to the floor.

It then knocked over a mannequin and got trapped in a changing room, according to reports in the South China Morning Post.

Chase: police officers outside the Kingkow shop (Picture: AP)

The shop manager told the newspaper: "It just came in out of nowhere, and turned around at the show window. It also pushed open the fitting room door and got in... Pigs are actually not stupid."

Despite a heavy police presence, animal control officers were also called to deal with the boar.

It was eventually injected with a tranquilliser and taken to be checked over at an animal management centre, according to reports.

Wild boars occasionally attack humans and can grow up to two metres in length. They are Hong Kong's largest native ground mammal.

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