An 83-year-old woman in Wushan county, Chongqing municipality, killed a wild boar with a knife when the animal attacked her on Sunday.

Hu Chengzhen, a resident of Longwan village, was weeding her farms when the 107-kg boar leapt on her.

Hu, who only sustained minor injuries, killed the animal using her knife.

(China Daily August 27, 2009)