Updated - Boy, 5, injured by lioness at Montekristo - Government promises action

A five-year-old boy suffered injuries this afternoon when he was attacked by a lioness at Montekristo park. The park was open today for a hunting fair. The boy was taken to hospital by his parents.  He is suffering back and neck injuries which the police described as slight. The owners of the park refused to comment. In November, a three-year-old boy was seriously injured by a tiger that was taken out for a “walk” by its handlers in the same 'zoo'.  The owners had subsequently said that the unlicensed animal park was being closed down. GOVERNMENT PROMISES ACTION In a statement this evening, the government said the 'zoo' had opened illegally today and action would be taken over the incident. It said that over the past few weeks, while the 'zoo' was closed a number of inspections were made, the most recent on Wednesday,  which confirmed that the place was closed. "What happened today shows that the owners have ignored orders given by the authorities, and action will be taken against them. "The government will not tolerate a situation where the owners think they can take the law into their own hands," the government added.  It described today's incident as unacceptable and said an...