"He was absolutely frightened to death, scared to death, " said Froch.

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When military planes flew past at low altitudes, the adult minks apparently became so frightened that they turned on their young and bit them to death.

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"I was frightened guests would drive off into "neverland" and freeze to death during the winter, " he said.

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Though a few dozen are currently on death row, the supreme court's judges are too frightened of a deadly reprisal to hear their appeals.

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Iraqi officials have said the families were frightened by a series of killings and threats by Muslim extremists ordering them to convert to Islam or face death.

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