A woman has been left deaf in one ear after falling victim to a random strike by a large dirty beige-coloured bear thought to be the infamous Hoomous Monster.
The 45-year-old mother of seven from South London was visiting Brussels on business yesterday when she was targeted in the vicious attack.
A police source told the BULLetin the Monster pounced as she left an office building in the Shuman area of the city at around 8pm last night. It is believed he had watched her go into the building an hour before, and lain in wait camouflaged by an off-white work van.
“When the woman emerged from the building, she said that the bear jumped out from the van bellowing ‘HOOMOUS’ directly in her left ear, and jumping up and down grunting and waving his large hairy hands excitedly in her face,” the police source said.
“She was absolutely terrified. She ran screaming for help into a nearby night shop, and the Monster disappeared.”He added: “The bear shouted at her so loudly she has been left temporarily hard of hearing in her left ear.”
Brussels Police are now combing the streets of Shuman and the surrounding area looking for the Monster, who is known to favour sleeping – and feeding – in supermarket warehouses.
But wildlife campaigners said that if the Monster was responsible for the attack, he could not be blamed for his behaviour – that he was simply hungry. Tri Huggar from the UK’s Royal Society for the Protection of the Hoomonster (RSPH) called on the EU to provide emergency aid for Hoomous supplies, to prevent future attacks.
“The Hoomonster is biologically programmed to hunt down his supply of Hoomous at all costs,” she explained.
“As Hoomous supplies in Europe dwindle, this kind of attack will sadly become more and more common, and the Hoomonster more and more unpopular. The only solution is to provide emergency supplies of Hoomous.”
RSPH has now launched a campaign called ‘Help the Hoomonster’. If you would like to donate, please visit www.helptheHM.com
Meanwhile, Brussels Police are appealing for witnesses to yesterday’s attack. Please get in touch if you have any information.
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