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The Zimbabwean high court threw out charges against Theo Bronkhorst, the professional hunter who helped an American dentist kill a beloved lion king living in Hwange National Park. The killing cause a worldwide outpouring of protest.
{07.09.15} Bronkhurst was charged with failing to prevent an illegal hunt, but the high court decided his permit to hunt an elderly lion on the borders of the park was valid. Cecil was wearing a research collar at the time he suffered a slow death from an arrow wound. The American trophy hunter paid $55,000 to kill Cecil using a bow and arrow in July of last year.
