Fleeing Mugger Killed by Tigers, Police Say
From Times Wire Reports
Tigers killed a South African mugger after he fled the scene of his crime and took refuge in what turned out to be their enclosure at a nearby zoo, police said.
The incident took place Sunday in Bloemfontein, about 230 miles south of Johannesburg.
Police said the mauled man robbed a couple at knifepoint before he jumped a fence and found himself in the enclosure with two tigers.
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