In her yard: 91-year-old woman killed after monkey attacked her in India

A 91-year-old woman was killed in India after a monkey attacked her in her yard, causing a severe fall, and she died from her injuries a day later. The incident was captured on a security camera and went viral. Her daughter, who tried to help, was also attacked. The case joins a series of similar incidents across India.

A 91-year-old woman, Najmunisa Begum, was killed in India after a monkey attacked her in the yard of her home in the city of Koppal in Karnataka state. The monkey lunged at her, causing her to lose her balance and fall backward. Her daughter came out to help and was also attacked. The incident was captured on a security camera and the video went viral online. Begum was taken to a private hospital; her condition initially improved but then deteriorated, and she died the following day. The family said she was walking through the yard. It is not known if the monkey was captured. The case joins a series of similar incidents in India: on September 10, a 55-year-old woman was killed after falling from a roof while trying to escape monkeys in Ghabhana; and in Shimla, a woman was killed after a monkey attacked her and she fell from a roof near a cemetery, an incident that led to protests and demands for compensation of 500,000 rupees.