weird news

A farmer was mauled to death by a pig at a market in China.

The man known only by his surname Yaun was found with a severed artery and covered in blood near a sty after being attacked and killed by the animal.

According to the South China Morning Post, he was found by his cousin - with whom he travelled to sell 15 pigs at the market in Liupanshui with a hog in a neighbouring sty, also found with blood on its mouth.

It's said that a forensic examination confirmed that the 550-pound pig which didn't belong to Yaun or his cousin Wu had killed him.

Wu told the Guiyang Evening News: "My cousin's legs were bloody and mangled."

A postman packed in his job and abandoned thousands of envelopes on the side of the road.

The New Jersey worker left several boxes full of correspondence at the side of a road in Pennsauken, but it's said that it's not likely that he'll face any further action over the incident.

Special Agent Scott Balfour, with the US Postal Service Office of the Inspector General, has explained that the mail was out of delivery, but the postal worker responsible was resigned last month.

According to NJ.com, he said: "We do not anticipate any further action against this individual. The Roxborough Station Post Office is going to deliver the mail."

A US ice-cream parlour is serving blood and insect flavours for Halloween.

Salt & Straw which is based on the west coast of the United States has unveiled plans for a 'Spooktacular Series' this month, including 'Dracula's Blood Pudding'.

Based on Italian dessert sanguinaccio dolce, this treat sees pig's blood mixed into a spiced ice cream.

Also on the bizarre menu is 'Creepy Crawly Critters', which sees them team up with bug-treats maker Don Bugito using their chocolate-covered crickets and mealworms.

Both of these are used in a matcha ice cream.

The unique flavours will be available from today until Halloween, October 31.