Thirty sheep found dead with no eyes or brains as mythical 'Goat-Sucker' blamed

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The dead sheep were found on two separate farms in Peru (Image: Jam Press)
The dead sheep were found on two separate farms in Peru (Image: Jam Press)

A mythical creature dubbed ‘The Goat-Sucker’ is feared to have killed 30 sheep.

All the woolly animals were missing their eyes and brains. They also all had tiny holes in their heads. The dead sheep were found on two separate farms.

The authorities are probing the mysterious deaths with it originally thought a puma was behind them. But now there is a concern a Goat-Sucker - real name Chupacabra - could be behind them.

They get their moniker because legend suggests they drink the blood of their victims. The sheep were killed in Ocobamba, Peru.

Farmers Emelia Ruiz Santos and Segundina Quispe de Palomino reported the odd deaths to the National Agricultural Health Service. Emelia found 16 of her animals dead and Segundina discovered 14 had been killed.

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Thirty sheep found dead with no eyes or brains as mythical 'Goat-Sucker' blamedAll the woolly animals were missing their eyes and brains (Jam Press)

District mayor Henry Vílchez Arango said: "This has shocked the entire population.” There have been numerous alleged sightings of Chupacabra in the Americas since the 1970s, including as far north as Maine in the US and as far south as Chile.

However, all reported sightings have been disregarded as anecdotal and lacking evidence. In June a Chupacabra is believed to have feasted on chickens, ducks, and turkeys in Tecpán, Guatemala.

The same month, one is feared to have devoured several cows, llamas, and alpacas near the Bolivian city of Oruro. In May, a Chupacabra was allegedly responsible for the death of a ram in Mexico.

Meanwhile in another part of Peru, villagers are under attack from 'face-eating aliens'. Reports of 'Los Pelacaras' or 'The Face Peelers' - said to be seven-foot tall - have been emerging from the small community of Loreto since July, according to La Republica. There is so much fear around the beasts that the Peruvian National Police and army have been called in to investigate.

"I have found him face to face, he hides his face. I've seen the whole body floating. He moves his arms, everything is normal," said one eyewitness. The witnesses, members of the Ikitu tribe, have been reporting these sightings since July 11.

In one terrifying encounter, a 15-year-old girl narrowly escaped with her life after allegedly being set upon by the 'alien'. "As a result of the struggle, they cut part of her neck," reported local community leader Jairo Reátegui Dávila.

Locals are so terrified they can't sleep and have set up their own community patrols in a bid to prevent an attack. Horrifying images show community members with bandaged heads. But now investigations may prove fruitless as the village is so remote it takes 10 hours to get there by riverboat.

"We need support for our community. The children do not sleep and the mothers stay up all night. They appear to be armored. I shot one of them twice and he wasn't injured, he rose and disappeared," Dávila said.

Hannah Kane

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