A mad cow in Norway is being put to death for killing a woman, according to a report.
The 80-year-old woman in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland was attacked and killed last weekend as she helped the cow give birth for the first time, The Local reported.
“We have had contact with the farmer, and he is determined that the cow that attacked must be killed because it is unstable. He does not want to have it amongst his livestock,” Nordland police spokesman Mads Bernhoft said.
The cow also injured the 83-year-old hubby before a neighbor eventually fought the animal
off with a stick and called for help.
But animal experts say the birthing bovine’s reaction to human interference was normal.
“You can say that it is natural to go on the attack because it wants to defend itself and its calf. The problem is that [cows] are so big and strong that there can be tragic results, as was the case here,” Kristian Ellingsen-Dalskau of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute told broadcaster NRK.
The dead woman’s son said she had helped cows give birth previously, without incident.
Nordland cops said they considered the case closed, but are waiting for an official autopsy report to declare the unidentified woman’s cause of death.