kˈoʊməndˌɛli tˈoʊld pəlˈiːs hiː hæd ʃˈɑːt æt ðə pˈoʊtʃɚz dˈɑːɡz, wˌɪtʃ ɪz stˈændɚd pɹˈæktɪs ˌʌndɚ kˈɛnjə wˈaɪldlaɪf sˈɜːvɪs ɡˈaɪdlaɪnz, kˈɪlɪŋ tˈuː ʌv ðˌɛm, ænd ðæt hiː hæd nˌɑːt ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə ʃˈuːt ˈɛndʒˈɔɪə, hˈuːm hiː sˈɔː lˈaɪɪŋ wˈuːndᵻd ɪnðə hˈɛdʒɹoʊ.
Cholmondeley told police he had shot at the poachers' dogs, which is standard practice under Kenya Wildlife Service guidelines, killing two of them, and that he had not intended to shoot Njoya, whom he saw lying wounded in the hedgerow.