The couple were attacked while walking through a field The owner of a bull that killed a man and critically injured his wife has said he is “deeply upset” over the “devastating” attack.
A 63-year-old man from Glen Parva, in Leicestershire, died after being attacked on a footpath in Stanford on Soar, Nottinghamshire, on Friday.
His 67-year-old wife, who flagged down a motorist for help, is critically ill but stable in hospital.
Paul Waterfall, of Underhill Farm, said the incident had shocked his family.
The farmer, who keeps 61 heifers and a bull in the field where the attack took place, said: “My family and I are deeply upset by what has happened.
“We are in shock and trying to come to terms with what I can only describe as a devastating and tragic incident.
“Our thoughts are with the couple’s family at this time.”
It is unclear why the bull attacked the couple, who have not yet been named.
Their two sons travelled to be at their mother’s bedside in Nottingham’s Queens Medical Centre on Saturday.
A post-mortem examination of their father’s body is expected to take place early next week.
His parents have also been informed of his death.
Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the incident.
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