Chicken with history of violence kills man in gruesome leg attack

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A man in Ireland is dead after he was attacked by an “aggressive” Brahma chicken living on his property.

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Jasper Kraus of Killahornia, County Roscommon, suffered the fatal attack in April 2022, according to an inquest obtained by the Irish Examiner.

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Corey O’Keeffe, a tenant of Kraus’, said he heard his landlord screaming and when he ran over, saw blood spurting from his leg, as well as a large wound on his calf.

O’Keefe tended to the wound on the back of Kraus’ leg and performed CPR until paramedics arrived 25 minutes later, according to his deposition.

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As Kraus went in and out of consciousness, O’Keefe reportedly said his landlord said one word: “rooster.”

Kraus’ daughter, Virginia Guinan, arrived at the house to find blood on the kitchen floor and crews performing CPR on her father.

Kraus was pronounced dead at the scene.