World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Elderly Woman Drives Panther-Like Animal From Home With Sandal
Mbah Sugini drove a large animal from her home by throwing a sandal after it entered her house.
The incident happened in Dusun Plalar, Karanganyar, Indonesia, around 1 a.m.
on Wednesday, October 21.
Her grandson said the animal was believed to be a black panther, though Sugini may not have realized what it was.
It ran toward the cattle shed and escaped through a window, breaking the glass.
The family later found a mother goat critically injured in its pen, while a young goat was unharmed.
The incident shows how a wild animal entering a home can put residents and livestock at risk.
An elderly woman in Karanganyar drove a large animal believed to be a black panther from her home by throwing a sandal at it.
The animal escaped through a window near a cattle pen, breaking the glass.
Her grandson said a goat was found near death with a deep bite wound to its neck.
The incident took place at about 1 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, according to her grandson.
- Who
- Mbah Sugini, an elderly woman, and her grandson Rizal.
- What
- Sugini drove a large animal believed to be a black panther from her home by throwing a sandal at it.
- When
- About 1 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
- Where
- Sugini’s home in Plalar hamlet, Tengklik village, Tawangmangu district, Karanganyar, Indonesia.
- Why
- The animal had entered the home; Rizal said a goat was found near death afterward. The animal’s reason for entering was not stated.
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Rizal heard a commotion and checked the kitchen after the animal entered the home.
Sugini threw sandals at the animal, which fled through a window near the cattle pen and broke the glass.
Rizal found a goat near death with a deep bite wound to its neck.
- Woman
- Mbah Sugini
- Grandson
- Rizal, 20
- Location
- Plalar hamlet, Tengklik village, Tawangmangu district, Karanganyar
- Incident time
- About 1 a.m. on October 21, 2026
- Livestock
- Two goats were in the pen; one was found near death and the kid was unharmed
What people are saying
Then grandma came out of the room and saw that big animal. She took a sandal and threw it at the animal.
I checked on my grandmother and she was cleaning up the broken glass.
I checked and saw the goat was near death. I called a neighbor who is like a butcher.