Circus tamer mauled to death by four tigers which then ‘play’ with his mutilated body
A WORLD renowned tiger tamer has been mauled to death by four of his own big cats who then played with his remains for 30 minutes.
Ettore Weber, 61, was mauled to death about 7.30pm last night at the Circo Orfei — Italy's best-known circus. Weber had been rehearsing for his act when one of the tigers knocked him down before the other three pounced on him and began savaging him. The tigers then “played” with his body for abp8it 30 minutes in front of stunned medics, who were unable to help,Weber's fellow performers also tried to drive the tigers away but to no avail, according toPolice were called and have launched an investigation to try to recreate the events leading up to the attack.
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