The Loris farm owner denies that his brother “roughhoused” with the marsupial. Family is awaiting autopsy results to find out how he died.

Eric Slate is believed to have been beaten to death by a kangaroo at his brother's petting zoo in South Carolina.

As police continue to investigate the death of 52-year-old Eric Slate, who was found dead inside a kangaroo enclosure, his ...

It’s not an aggressive animal. It’s very sad… It was not the animal’s fault,” local Councilmember Mark Causey said.

Jack, a red kangaroo, had only been at 5 Star Farm for two weeks, but Eric Slate had already bonded with the marsupial. Eric Slate would often go into the enclosure to feed the animal, give it ...

In recent weeks, Eric Slate gave up going to the gym or other hobbies that his family were accustomed to. Instead, he’d spend ...

Eric Slate, 52, was found dead in a kangaroo and wallaby enclosure at a South Carolina petting zoo. He reportedly had a ...