Chimp Mauls Woman
May 10th 2010 15:13
This is older news, but I was asked to post it because apparently some people live under a rock (I mock you because I love you. ACCEPT ME AS I AM).
55 year old Charla Nash was visiting a friend who had a 200 pound pet chimpanzee. Upon stepping out her car, she was attacked by Travis, the chimpanzee, who is now thought to have been suffering from lyme disease, which can lead to psychosis. Or he was just a monkey that belonged in the wild. I'm going to go with the former because I
The chimpanzee's owner stabbed travis multiple times with a butter knife while waiting for police to arrive, but to no avail. Once police arrived Travis attacked a police officer who shot him repeatedly. He died later that day from shot gun wounds.
Travis apparently ripped a large portion of Nash's face off including her nose, lips, eyes and hands, as well as a significant section of her scalp. Though she is not eligible for an hand transplant because of her lack of sight, she's hoping for a face transplant in the near future.
The Nash family is suing the owner of the chimpanzee, Sandra Herold, for 50 million.
[NY Times] Woman Mauled b Chimp
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