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Hunter of Cecil the lion tells AFP he did 'nothing wrong'

By AFP
Africa Theo Bronkhorst was granted bail earlier this week on charges of failing to prevent an illegal hunt after he organised the expedition on which an American dentist killed Zimbabwe's beloved Cecil the lion.  By Zinyange Auntony AFP
JUL 31, 2015 LISTEN
Theo Bronkhorst was granted bail earlier this week on charges of "failing to prevent an illegal hunt" after he organised the expedition on which an American dentist killed Zimbabwe's beloved Cecil the lion. By Zinyange Auntony (AFP)

Johannesburg (AFP) - Professional Zimbabwean hunter Theo Bronkhorst told AFP Friday he did nothing wrong on the hunt that killed Cecil the lion, adding he was shocked to find the animal was wearing a tracking collar.

"I don't believe I failed in any duties at all, I was engaged by a client to do a hunt for him and we shot an old male lion that I believed was past his breeding age. I don't think that I've done anything wrong," Bronkhorst said in telephone interview.

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