A father and grandfather who were battling cancer died of an attack by a huge chicken in their home in the Irish city of ballinasloereported GalwayBeo.

Jasper Kraus, 67 years old, Originally from the Netherlands, he was found in his kitchen, surrounded by a pool of blood, on April 28. Just this week, a hearing was held that officially clarified the cause of his death, after an extensive investigation.

The paramedics and Kraus’ daughterVirginia Guinan, They informed the portal that he had bled to death from a wound to the back of his leg.

The blood trail led to a Brahma chicken that had one of its legs stained. Guinan said he suspected this bird he had attacked his daughter previously.

Corey O’Keeffe, who had lived with Mr. Kraus for two years and cared for animals, was the one who found him. I had just got home from work in the evening when a cry from the landlord alerted him.

The tenant did it cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 25 minutes before the ambulance arrived, GalwayBeo reports. The man had one cardiac arrest due to bleeding.

Virginia said: “You would never think a chicken could be dangerous, but they can be. It was a vicious attack, absolutely brutal. there were liters of blood all over the floor when I arrived.”

The bird was a Brahma chicken, according to the Irish edition of the Mirror. It’s a kind of giant chicken created in the USA crossing two Asian species. They can weigh up to five kilos.