Hero British mine clearance worker murdered in Cambodia honoured with giant bomb-sniffing rat

A HERO British mine clearance worker murdered in Cambodia has been honoured with a giant bomb-sniffing rat.

Army veteran Christopher Howes was just 36 when he was killed by Khmer Rouge fanatics as he risked his life to clear landmines in 1996.


Hero British mine clearance worker murdered in Cambodia honoured with giant bomb-sniffing rat
Hero British mine clearance worker Christopher Howes

Now a giant African pouched rat — which grow as large as a cat — has been named Howes.

The rats are trained to sniff out explosives.

Chris’s sister, Pat Philips, said it was a fitting tribute to a brave and exceptional man.

But she added: “The void left in our lives by my brother’s needless murder is undiminished.”


Hero British mine clearance worker murdered in Cambodia honoured with giant bomb-sniffing rat
The mine-clearing rat named in Christopher Howes’ honour