A man has been mauled to death by a lion caged at his family home in the eastern Czech Republic.
Michal Prasek owned the nine-year-old big cat and another lioness for breeding, reportedly drawing concern from local residents.
Mr Prasek’s father found his body in the lion’s cage and told local media it had been locked from the inside.
The animals – living in separate pens – were shot dead by police called to the scene.
A police spokesperson told local media that the shootings were “absolutely necessary for them to get to the man”.
