Man, 77, dies in Western Australia after being attacked by wild kangaroo being kept as a pet

Police say marsupial was shot dead as it posed a threat to paramedics trying to treat injured man near Albany

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An elderly man has died from injuries after an apparent attack by his pet kangaroo in Western Australia's south.

Paramedics were called to the man's property in Redmond near Albany on Sunday evening after the 77-year-old was found by a relative with serious injuries.

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