© ShutterstockA relative of the victim said the man was on the phone with his wife as the attack took place.
A relative of the victim said the man was on the phone with his wife as the attack took place, the newspaper said, citing Yemeni police.
The man, who was walking in Yemen's northern province of Rayma, reportedly called his wife after managing to ward off the wild animal, but warned her that he might not being able to safely reach home.
While he was on the phone, the hyena attacked him again and starting tearing into his body, added the UAE-based newspaper.
The woman heard her husband scream for help. She immediately called their sons to rush to the area only to find their father's ripped clothes, along with his skull and legs, the newspaper reported.
Locals had reportedly warned the man that the area where he would walk through was a wildlife sanctuary, and said the man was warned against walking at night.
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