A Czech man has been mauled to death by a lion that he kept in the backyard of his home in the Eastern Czech Republic.
Michal Prasek’s body was found in the lion’s cage by his father on Tuesday morning.
It’s reported that the 34-year-old man owned the nine-year-old lion and a two-year-old lioness for breeding.
The 34-year-old kept two lions, a male
The animals, living in separate pens, were both shot dead by police.
Czech police spokesperson Lenka Javorkova said the lions had been locked inside the enclosures.
She explained that the shootings were ‘absolutely necessary for them to get to the man’.
The breeder bought the lion in 2016 and the lioness in 2018 and kept the lions in a home-made enclosure in his back garden in the village of Zdchov.
Mr. Prasek’s father noticed his son lying motionless in the enclosure from security camera footage and alerted the police at around 6 am.
The spokesperson said: “The police had to shoot the two lions dead. A doctor then declared the owner dead.”