Bear held for killing jogger in Italy is innocent, say animal activists

Welfare group claims two forensic reports show that culprit was male, while captive bear is female

Animal rights activists are calling for the immediate release of a female bear captured on suspicion of killing a jogger in northern Italy after they claimed tests showed the culprit was male.

The 17-year-old bear, identified as JJ4, is suspected of killing Andrea Papi, 26, who was mauled to death while jogging along a mountain path close to his village of Caldes in Trentino on 5 April.