Man mauled to death and eaten by his pet lion he kept in a garden
- Aqil Fakhr al-Din, a 50-year-old man, was mauled to death by his pet lion in his garden in Kufa, Iraq, on May 8, 2025.
- Al-Din had long housed lions and various exotic animals on his property and had recently acquired a lion with the goal of domesticating it.
- The lion pounced on al-Din as he approached its cage, biting his neck and chest and consuming a large portion of his body.
- A neighbor responded to the attack by firing multiple shots from a Kalashnikov rifle, ultimately killing the lion after it continued to stay near the victim's remains.
- The incident sparked outrage over Iraq's lax exotic animal regulations and highlighted risks from illegal wildlife trafficking and weak law enforcement.
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Man mauled to death and eaten by his pet lion he kept in a garden
Aqil Fakhr al-Din kept wild animals in his back garden (Picture: YouTube) A man was mauled to death by his pet lion only days after buying it. Aqil Fakhr al-Din, 50, was attacked by the predator last Thursday before it devoured most of his body at his home in Kufa, Iraq. He had for years kept lions and other wild animals in his garden, having purchased another lion earlier this month to tame it. But the wildcat pounced on al-Din and bit his neck…
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Animal lover mauled to death & eaten by his PET LION days after buying beast
A MAN was mauled to death by his pet lion in southern Iraq, just days after bringing the animal home in hopes of taming it in his garden.The victim, 5
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