Evidence proves bear captured over killing of Italian jogger is “innocent,” activists say

A female bear accused of fatally mauling a jogger in northern Italy is innocent, animal rights activists told AFP on Thursday, saying teeth marks on the victim proved the aggressor was male. 

The 17-year-old bear, identified as JJ4, is being held in a high-security enclosure while a court in the Trentino province, decides whether or not she should be destroyed.

“JJ4 is innocent,” animal welfare association Leal said.

The brown bear is accused of killing Andrea Papi while he was running on a woodland path in the mountainous region near his village on April 5. The 26-year-old sustained…