Zoo keeper, 52, killed in horror tiger attack as beast ‘bit him on the head after he forgot to close cage door’

A TIGER has killed a zoo keeper in a horror attack after the staff member entered the cage and was bitten on the head by the beast.

The zoo keeper, 52, from Pitesti Zoo 60 miles of Bucharest, was killed this morning was killed in only a couple of minutes after suffering the savage mauling.

Pitesti City Hall

The worker was bitten on the head and died after a horrific couple of minutes after the attack[/caption]

It is reported that the keeper did not respect security procedures and entered the cage when it was too dangerous to.

The prosecutors and the police opened an investigation after the tragic case.

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