Sheba, the 8-year-old female tiger that escaped from Walkerville, was shot dead in the early hours of this morning.

SHEBA THE TIGER'S OWNER DIDN'T DISPUTE POLICE'S CALL TO EUTHANISE HER

Police said that the owner of a tiger in Midvaal made the decision to put down the animal after she strayed further into a residential area.

The tiger, known as Sheba, had been loitering around Walker's Fruit Farms after it escaped from her enclosure on Saturday.

Sheba attacked a 39-year-old man and killed his dog and a pig at the weekend.

On Tuesday night, the tiger killed another dog.

Local police, special search units, a helicopter and the SPCA searched through the farm area for days trying to dart her.

The police’s Gresham Mandy was there: "Unfortunately, Sheba had to be euthanised at 2am this morning. She had wandered from the original tracking and observation location of yesterday. She had moved about three kilometres from there onto a neighbouring farm and the decision was made."

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