Bear mauls couple to death in horrifying attack before feasting on their flesh

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sloth bear in a savage forest killing.The unsuspecting pair, Mukesh Rai and his wife Gudiya, were walking home through a wooded area when they were savaged by the beast, before it fed on their carcasses for more than four hours.The attack took place in Panna, India, when Mukesh, 43, and Gudiya, 39, spotted the beast and reportedly attempted to confront it before the brutal attack at around 6.30am on Sunday (June 5).They were then savaged by the creature as it tore their bodies apart before feeding on the carcasses, reports Times of IndiaAfter the attack the bear is said to have dragged their bodies towards a river before feasting on them for more than four hours before the police then arrived on the scene.

It took officials a further two hours to tranquilise and capture the bear, which has been transported to a zoo, while the couple's dependents have been given financial assistance of 400,000 Rupee (£4,000).Divisional Forest Officer Gaurav Sharma told DNA India: "The animal will not be released in the forest and we plan to send it to some zoo in another city."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Sloth bears can grow up to 6ft tall and are known to act aggressively towards humans when they - a 310lb beast - feel threatened or startled.A 2015 review of attacks in central India found 48 victims of sloth bear attacks with most suffering injuries to their faces and scalps.The sloth bear is responsible for more fatalities than polar bears or grizzlies and attacks can leave victims with their faces torn off if they survive - and having their corpses eaten if they don’t.The shaggy, dusty and unkempt creature lives in the forests of South Asia and has a very misleading.