Severely disfigured rhino put down after having horn hacked off by poachers

A severely injured white rhino that had been wandering a national park for days after having its horn hacked off and a bullet lodged in its brain was put down by park rangers on Tuesday, according to South African media outlet News24.

The dreadfully disfigured animal was spotted by visitors to Kruger National Park in Skukuza and led to a near-week long search involving trackers, helicopters and sniffer dogs.

The young rhino suffered extensive damage to both its face and eyes after being savagely mutilated by poachers.