South Africa: Heilbron Lion Attacks - 'My Heart Is Broken,' Says Farm Owner

The owner of a lion farm where a 4-year-old girl's scalp was torn by a lioness last week has described the incident as "tragic".

Nico Roets, owner of the Weltevrede Lion farm in Heilbron, Free State, where Dina-Marie de Beer was grabbed through a fence while in her father Pieter's arms, told News24 that he felt extremely sorry for the De Beer family.

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