He has acknowledged that a state biologist had warned that the chimp was "an accident waiting to happen" before the attack. State Attorney General George Jepsen has said the state should not be held liable for the mauling. "And I also pray that I hope this never happens to anyone else again. 20, 2003 photo, Travis, a 10-year-old chimpanzee, sits in the corner of his playroom at the home of Sandy and Jerome Herold in Stamford, Conn. "I hope and pray that the commissioner will give me my day in court," Nash told reporters following a hearing last year before Vance. Nash holds the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responsible for not seizing the animal before the attack despite a state biologist's warning it was dangerous. She is facing another surgery for hand transplants and will need to be on antibiotics for the rest of her life. The $4 million settlement covers a small fraction of Nash's medical costs, according to her lawyers, who have said she requires care and supervision around the clock. Travis had previously bitten another woman's hand and tried to drag her into a car in 1996, bit a man's thumb two years later and roamed downtown Stamford for hours in 2003 before being captured after escaping from Herold's home, according to Nash's lawsuit against Herold. 10:34, Bookmark Charla Nash insists she's always been a survivor - and she needed all her bravery when she was left with horrifying injuries after being attacked by her friend's. The chimp could eat at the table, drink wine from a stemmed glass, use the toilet, and bathe and dress itself. The chimpanzee was the constant companion of the widowed Herold and was fed steak, lobster and ice cream.
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Travis had starred in TV commercials for Old Navy and Coca-Cola when he was younger and made an appearance on The Maury Povich Show. Nash now lives in a nursing home outside Boston. But the chimp went berserk and ripped off Nash's nose, lips, eyelids and hands before being shot to death by a police officer. The 66-year-old was trying to help pal Sandra Herold bring Travis the ape back inside after he ran away when he lashed out, ripping off her face and both of. Nash, 59, had gone to Herold's home on the day of the attack to help lure her friend's 200-pound chimpanzee, Travis, back inside. State Attorney General George Jepsen said the state shouldn't be held liable for the mauling. The chimpanzee, which reportedly was on Xanax, ripped off Nashs hands, nose, lips and eyelids in a horrific 12-minute attack. Her lawyer said the state should be held responsible for not seizing the animal before the attack, because it was warned the animal was dangerous. She reached a $4 million settlement last year with the estate of chimp owner Sandra Herold, who died in 2010. Paul Vance Jr., who denied permission and announced his decision in a news release.Ĭharla Nash was blinded, lost both hands and underwent a face transplant after being mauled in Stamford in 2009. The state is immune to lawsuits unless they're allowed by state Claims Commissioner J. (AP) - A Connecticut woman disfigured in a chimpanzee attack was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million. Still, Dickson Police Chief Tim Duncan said that after two decades with the department, Sunday's call was his first involving a loose monkey.HARTFORD, Conn. Oklahoma laws do not prohibit residents from owning most exotic animals, although there are regulations for owning certain native species of bears and cats. Police say an investigation into the attack is ongoing. The animal was ultimately shot and killed by Parker's family member and its body was sent to the Oklahoma Disease Laboratory for testing. While they continued to search for the animal, additional officers found and contacted the monkey's owners, who attempted to capture it themselves but were unsuccessful, police said. Parker said that her doctors were concerned about whether she could lose hearing even as the ear heals.Īfter the attack, police said the monkey ran into a wooded area and officers lost track of it. She was initially transported to a local emergency room before being moved to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, about 100 miles away in Oklahoma City, for treatment, police said. Re: Pet Chimpanzee Rips Off Womans Face « Reply 29 on: February 19, 2009, 04:19:21 pm » The latest is that the attacked woman was a russian spy and the chimp was a deep undercover agent named Bond. "He crawled up my back, yanked out multiple wads of hair and then ripped my ear in half," Parker said.
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