A Kent man has told how he was mugged by a fox which forced him into handing over his dinner.Seb Baker, 29, from Orpington, was cornered by the fox on his way home from his local supermarket.The 15-stone civil servant says the fox, which had been sitting on a kerb at the side of the road, followed him into an alleyway.The aggressive animal then leapt at him, circling him like prey and trying to snatch his Tesco shopping bag.
Eventually, Mr Baker claims, he resorted to offering the animal his loaf of garlic bread and the fox scampered off.He said: "I had expected it to run away. I thought a fox would be scared of a 15-stone man."But the fox started circling me and then jumped up, trying to grab my shopping bag."Eventually I opened the bag and gave it a garlic loaf. He grabbed it and ran off."
Wildlife expert John Bryant said foxes were getting bolder but were not generally interested in humans, and confirmed attacks like this were rare.He advised: "If a fox is jumping at your shopping bag you need to shout at it and chase it off, not just give it the food."
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