A panicked pig has killed a butcher after it woke up moments before it was due for slaughter.
In a shocking twist of fate, the swine got its own back on the 61-year-old meat merchant who had shot it with a stun gun in the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse in northern Hong Kong.
It is thought the man was knocked over by the pig on Friday (January 20), although his cause of death has not yet been released by police.
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He was found by a colleague with his meat cleaver still clutched in his hand, the Mail reports.
Injuries were sustained on his left foot and he is also thought to have been injured by his own 15-inch blade.
He was confirmed dead at a local hospital.
The fate of the pig, and whether or not it managed to escape, remains unclear.
Tributes have poured in for the butcher and his family, including from Hong Kong's Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
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The death has sparked calls for improvements in safety procedures from Hong Kong's Labour Department.
Speaking on the matter spokesperson said: “The Labour Department is saddened by the death of the person and expresses its deepest sympathy to his family.
“We will complete the investigation as soon as possible to identify the cause of the accident, ascertain the liability of the duty holders and recommend improvement measures.”
In December last year,Brits were warnedabout a spate of wild boar attacks taking place across Europe.
Reports claim boars across the continent have been getting more confident due to being fed by humans, with fears over an increasingly aggressive population in Scotland.
Head keeper Steven McKenzie at the Aberchalder and Glengarry Estate, near Loch Ness said he saw a sheep be “pulled apart” by a group of boar.
He said: “Three pigs had encircled a ewe. They had her on her back and were quite literally pulling her apart and eating her."
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