Posted on 05/12/2025 12:02:47 PM PDT by Angelino97
A man was mauled to death and eaten by his pet lion just days after buying the beast to keep in his back garden.
A resident of Najaf, southern Iraq, was horrifically attacked by the predator before it consumed most of his body on Thursday.
'Today in a garden in the city of Kufa in Najaf, a citizen was attacked by a lion in his own garden and died immediately,' Mufid Tahir, spokesperson for the Najaf Police, told local news site Rudaw.
He added that because the lion had eaten a large portion of the man's body, and because the animal refused to leave the remains, it had to be killed.
The victim, 50-year-old Aqil Fakhr al-Din, had reportedly been keeping lions and other wild animals in his garden for several years, according to Tahir.
But on Thursday, the predator launched a surprise attack on its trainer before ferociously mauling him to death and devouring him.
One of the victim's neighbours reportedly intervened and shot the lion with a Kalashnikov rifle, killing it with seven bullets, as per local TV reports.
But by the time the lion was killed, it was too late for al-Din. He was immediately transferred to Al-Sadr Medical City Hospital in Najaf but did not survive due to the extent of his injuries.
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Perfect example of having a case of the dumb ass
Im mad they killed the lion.
Poor kitty. First rule of keeping any feral cat as a pet is to keep it well fed. Second rule is to keep Betadine and bandages handy.
Good one! :-D
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty...
“The 28th of this month is the 9th anniversary of Harambe the silverback gorilla’s death.
He deserved better too, killed because of stupidity.”
Yes, Harambe would have never hurt the child.
“The 28th of this month is the 9th anniversary of Harambe the silverback gorilla’s death.
He deserved better too, killed because of stupidity.”
Yes, Harambe would have never hurt the child.
You’ve been doing this awhile, haven’t you?
Are you here all week?
Yum, yum, eat ‘em up, yum yum”
“ Are you here all week?”
And twice on Saturday.
For a second there I thought it was another Comrade Pope story.
Sounds like
It is all about up bringing. Lions are the most lovable and friendly creatures on earth.
Everything he knew about lions he learned from watching “The Wizard of Oz”.
Horrifically attacked.
No, naturally attacked.
He was immediately transferred to the hospital but did not survive due to the extent of his injuries.
Why don’t cannibals eat clowns?
They taste funny
I knew lots of Iraqis who enjoyed adult beverages. Alcohol is legal in Iraq.
Islam sees alcohol same as Mormonism does. But if you are “under cover” in non-muslim countries you are permitted to imbibe to avoid suspicion.
I find the vast differences in the approach to alcohol in Middle Eastern countries quite interesting.
You frequently see people (men) from the stricter countries like Kuwait (which has a thriving black market for booze) and Saudi Arabia hanging out and getting hammered in the more laid-back countries like Bahrain and UAE.
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