Community in Shock, Man Arrested After 20 Kangaroos Killed in Apparent Hit-and-Run Spree

As many as 20 kangaroos are believed to have been run over by a vehicle in a mass slaughter in the Australian state of New South Wales. (Courtesy Janine Green) Janine Green, a volunteer with the wildlife rescue group WIRES, told CNN that she had never seen anything like the carnage in her 20 years with the organization.

A 19-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly hit and killed up to 20 kangaroos with his ute in what appears to be a mass slaughter on the NSW South Coast. An investigation by detectives led to the arrest of the man on Tuesday afternoon.

He was charged with torture, beat and cause the death of an animal and was granted conditional bail to appear in Bega Local Court on Nov. 26.