Woman killed and eaten by lion in Zim - reports

An elderly woman was killed and eaten by a lion near Zimbabwe's resort town of Victoria Falls this weekend, according to press reports Sunday.

The privately-owned Standard newspaper identified the victim as Sarah Tshuma who lived in the Woodlands area of the district. She was reportedly killed early Saturday morning.

The Standard said that Tshuma was sleeping outside to guard her cattle from lions and had been left alone by other villagers who preferred to sleep indoors.