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I don't agree at all that an animal killing a man (or another animal) can be considered an "accident". Just because they do not possess the intellect of humans it doesn't mean that they totally lack a "will" and "ideation".
All mammal predators and birds possess enough brain potential to preplan their attacks, the only thing that they lack is the ability to comprehend abstract concepts like morality.
This innate competence also grants them the power to kill other beings for reasons different from feeding necessities for example out of rage or for territorial defense.
Also this isn't a matter of raw intelligence it's a matter of cognitive competence. What is required for a being to be considered a killer is a "will" not "intelligence". You could technically have a supercomputer capable of solving incredible problems, but as long as it lacks a will it can't be considered a culprit.
Even if it was programmed to kill someone, that wouldn't be much different from a timed bomb. The programmer would be the killer.
The same thing goes for trained animals. If they kill under someone's order it isn't their "will".
"Will" is what defines the killer, not intelligence.
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