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Matador Gonzalo Caballero, 27, was injured during a tournament to mark Hispanic Day in Madrid’s Las Ventas bullring and is in a very ‘serious condition’ after the bull’s horn punctured a vital vein. He is the boyfriend of Victoria Federica, 19, niece of the King of Spain, who watched on in horror from the VIP area on a Spanish day of national celebrations. Caballero clutched his crotch as he was taken from the bullring in an effort to curb the prolific bleeding. He was operated in the infirmary for more than two hours and then transferred to a medical centre.
The bull had been pierced by a sword to the back of its neck but fought on and charged Cabellaro striking him in the leg and tossing the matador helplessly into the air before hitting him again as he lay prone. The second attack cut his femoral vein. The beaten bullfighter was carried from the ring by staff, leaving a trail of crimson in the sand as he failed to stem the blood flow. Caballero had only just returned to ring after spending months recuperating from an earlier goring.
Bullfighter 'gravely ill' after being gored in groin for second time
His girlfriend, niece of the King of Spain Victoria Federica, 19, watched on in horror from the VIP area.
metro.co.uk