hunters

Two men have stood trial in south-west France on manslaughter charges for the killing of 25-year-old Morgan Keane, who was shot on his property during a boar hunt.

After a 25-year-old woman was shot dead on a marked walking trail in central France at the weekend in an apparent boar-hunting accident, politicians campaigning in upcoming presidential elections have joined calls for the introduction of a strict limit on days allowed for hunting, and notably a weekend ban.

Video shows hunters killing a tired but otherwise unhurt stag in a residential area on the outskirts of the forest of Compiègne, northeast of Paris.

The most unpopular president in French polling history, Hollande plays up his rustic roots, backs police, and visits underprivileged suburbs.