Hunter in hiding after lion is killed

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called for him to be hanged.

Online, hundreds have called for him to be skinned alive while celebrities joined in their condemnation.

American Walter James Palmer was in hiding last night after the dentist was named as the man who killed Cecil the lion. A local charity claims Cecil took 40 hours to die after being shot by an arrow and was skinned and beheaded, with the head taken as a trophy for Dr Palmer.