A man was mauled to death by his pet lion in southern Iraq.

The news comes just days after he brought home the animal in the hopes of taming it inside his garden. According to reports from local media outlets, the 50-year-old victim was known locally for keeping lions and other kinds of wild animal species at his own property for many years. This was confirmed by the police.

A spokesperson for the local police shared, ‘Today in the garden in the city of Kufa in Najaf, a citizen was attacked by a lion inside his own garden, and he passed away immediately.

‘The lion ended up eating a huge portion of the man’s body, and because the lion refused to leave his remains, we had no option but to shoot it dead’- the spokesperson mentioned.

The incident took place inside the man’s garden, and he passed away immediately. The lion ended up eating a huge portion of the man’s body with hardly anything left. The victim’s neighbor was quick to intervene before the authorities came. They shot the lion seven times with a rifle and killed it.