A huge bull has killed a Portuguese bullfighter, Manuel Maria Trindade, who was picked up and rammed against a wall by the enraged 1,500lb beast.
The renowned 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 as part of the ‘pega de cara’ (face catch) performance.
The beast then ran at high speed towards Trindade, who attempted to grab onto the animal’s horns and gain control.
But in a matter of seconds 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 also died as the horror unfolded in the bullring.
