Pet bull attacks, kills his owner in eastern Pa. one day before man’s 53rd birthday

Pet bull attacks, kills his owner in eastern Pa.

WERNERSVILLE, Pa. — Authorities say an eastern Pennsylvania man was killed when he was attacked by a bull he kept as a pet.

The Berks County coroner’s office says 52-year-old Ricky Weinhold died Saturday after being attacked by the bull on a farm where he leased barn space in Wernersville. That’s about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

Chief Deputy Coroner Charles E. Sweitzer Jr. says Weinhold’s injuries appear to have been inflicted by a bull’s head and hooves.

Weinhold’s body was discovered by the son of the farm’s owner on Sunday. It would have been the victim’s 53rd birthday.

Deputy Coroner Terri Straka says the man was injured previously by one of his bulls.