A Newcastle fan wearing a Magpies replica kit was killed by a zebra on safari [Sunday Sport]

The Sunday Sport printed a mad story over the weekend about the tragic death of the Newcastle United fan.

The Geordie, 38-year-old John Kearsley, was killed by a zebra while on safari with his family.

According to the Sunday Sports’ headline, the Newcastle fan was “bummed to death” by the animal.

In a sad tale, John Kearsley was on a vacation in Tanzania with his wife Doreen, as the couple celebrated their 10 year wedding anniversary. However the holiday of a lifetime turned into a disaster when, as the Sunday Sport reports, “John took it upon himself to sexually taunt a male zebra that was around 100 yards from their vehicle”.

The report also states Kearsley was intoxicated at the time, having drunk “many, many lagers” while he was also said to have ingested unspecified “so-called legal highs”.

John was also wearing a black and white Newcastle replica top at the time.

Widow Doreen is said to have told a hearing:

John never had the slightest idea what hit him. What a way to go – bummed to death by a zebra.

See a copy of the story about the tragic death of the Newcastle fan while on safari above.