The unidentified man was believed to be suffering from mental health problems when he scaled the wall to the Brazilian zoo and hopped into the lion's enclosure using a tree branch

A man has been killed in a savage lioness attack after he scaled the 20-foot wall of a zoo in a complex bid to enter the big cat's enclosure.

The man died today after breaking into the zoo in Parque Arruda Câmara, known as Bica, in João Pessoa, Brazil , after scaling the more than six-metre wall and passing through security fences. He entered the enclosure after clambering over a tree, with the lioness descending on him the moment his feet touched the ground.

Gruesome images captured the moment the beast set upon him, prompting a massive emergency response, including military police, who were among those

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