Bullfighter killed by huge bull in front of thousands of horrified fans (video)
This is the tragic moment a famous Portuguese bullfighter lost his life after being lifted and violently slammed against a wall by a furious 1,500-pound bull.
Manuel Maria Trindade, a 22-year-old bullfighter, was making his debut performance in Lisbon’s Campo Pequeno bullring when the show ended in tragedy.
Footage from the event shows the young ‘forcado’ run towards the enormous bull to provoke the animal into charging. The beast then ran at high speed towards Trindade, who attempted to grab onto the animal’s horns and gain control.
Trindade was hoisted up into the air by the storming bull and thrown against the wall of the arena.
Spectators in the 6,848-seat ring shouted in horror as the victim was left sprawled on the ground.
The animal was finally subdued by a bullfighter pulling its tail, and others holding up bright capes in its eyeline. Paramedics rushed to treat Trindade in the ring, but the injuries to his head were severe.
According to Portuguese news site Zap, a 73-year-old spectator watching the bullfight unfold also died as the horror unfolded in the bullring below.
He was rushed to São José Hospital where he was put in an induced coma, but he died within 24 hours on August 23 after irreparable brain damage.
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