Tiger kills villager

Tiger kills villager

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The badly mutilated body of a farmer was found near a park with tiger footprints around it yesterday. It is believed he was attacked and killed by a tiger.

The farmer, identified as Sumarno, lived in Tanjung Tirto village. It is thought he was killed last week by a tiger from the Way Kambas National Park, near the village.

Sumarno's body was found by residents and later the police and the local subdistrict chief came to see it, Antara reported yesterday.

Sumarno's relatives said that he, along with other villagers, had gone to an area near the national park to collect grass for his cattle.

The national park is home to protected species such as tigers, elephants, Sumatran rhinoseri and birds. (rms)