Tirur: Acting in self-defence, a 63-year-old man from Perinthallur beat a dog to death after it attacked him and bit off his ears.

Prabhakaran, who is working as a cook at a restaurant in Kannur, was returning home when the dog attacked him at 6.30 pm on Monday.

The dog first bit him on the thigh. When he tried to stop the animal, it bit his ears and hands. As the attack turned more ferocious, he thrashed the dog to death.

Prabhakaran, who has been severely injured, was taken to the Tirur General Hospital and then shifted to Kozhikode Medical College.