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Bear hired to entertain in old people's home
In Hanover, Germany, a performing bear entertaining pensioners in a German retirement home accidentally sat on a 90-year-old and killed her, the manager of the home has said.

Nora, a 220-kg (485-lb) brown bear, was being led into a hall when she stumbled over the woman's wheelchair, lost her footing and fell on the woman, who later died in hospital from her injuries.

"Nora was only supposed to eat fruit"
"The bear was only supposed to sit on a bench and eat fruit while her handler talked about the history of bears," said Klaus J., director of the home in Hanover, northern Germany. He declined to give his full name because he and the handler face charges of culpable manslaughter.

Bear still performing
Nora, who has appeared on German television, is still performing. The incident happened during a Christmas party for 40 elderly people in 2000 and has now come to trial.

[Source: Reuters]

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