Man mauled to death by lion he kept at his property

Michal Prasek was killed by a pet lion he kept illegally caged in his back garden [Picture Courtesy]

A lion that mauled and killed its owner in a cage at his property in the Czech Republic has been shot dead by police.

Local media reported that the male lion attacked Michal Prasek when he entered the cage he had built for the animal in the garden of his home, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) southeast of Prague. A lioness was also shot by police.