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The tragic attack took place at Badaling Wildlife World, Beijing, on Saturday when a young woman got out of her car inside the Siberian tiger enclosure after a fight with her partner.

When one of the tigers quickly pounced, an older woman - believed to be her mother - rushed out to help but became the victim of a brutal attack as her body was dragged around the park.

Rangers frantically tried to intervene but the mother could not be saved. The first woman remains in hospital with serious injuries.

The horrendous incident was partially captured on CCTV footage, which shows the moment the two women leaving the car before the tigers attacked.

The silver car is shown driving along a paved road through the enclosure before coming to a stop, when the first woman gets out the front passenger seat and storms round to the driver’s side - in the middle of a blazing row with her partner.