Top bullfighter ‘seriously injured’ after being gored in his behind | World | News

A prominent Spanish bullfighter has sustained a severe injury described as “very serious” after a bull’s horn reportedly perforated his rectum following a 10cm gore.

José Antonio Morante Camacho, widely known by his ring name Morante de la Puebla, was competing against the fourth bull of the afternoon, named ‘Clandestino’, at La Maestranza bullring in Seville on Sunday (April 20).

Morante, referred to by numerous publications as the ‘king of the bullfighters’, was taking part in the tenth event of the renowned April Fair when he was gored by the bull.

Reports suggest he was attempting to control the animal when it charged at his chest, knocking him to the ground. As he tried to dodge the bull, one of its horns appears to have caught him in the buttock area.

Video footage of the incident shows the bull’s horn making contact with his buttock, though the full extent of the injury was not visible beyond a tear in his trousers.

He was visibly distressed on the ground, clutching the injured area, before fellow bullfighters carried him from the ring.

The celebrated bullfighter had already sustained a minor injury earlier in the event when a bull caught his ear.

Morante was rushed to hospital, where a medical report has since revealed the full extent of his injuries following a two-hour surgical procedure.

The report said: “It is a “bull horn wound on the posterior anal margin with a trajectory of about 10cm, partially damaging the anal sphincter muscles with a perforation of the posterior wall of the rectum of 1.5cm.”

The report added: “The intervention consisted of washing the wound, repairing the rectal wall and the sphincter apparatus, leaving a suction drain in the postanal and retrorectal space.”

The incident has cast a shadow over the remainder of the event, with attendees now concerned about Morante’s wellbeing. His condition is currently being monitored according to local reports.