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Former child actor fatally mauled by tiger at zoo battled ‘significant mental illness,’ family says

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William Chapman was described by family as a "bright, warm and engaging young man" after he was fatally attacked by a Siberian tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

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  1. New York Post

    Former child actor mauled to death by tiger had ‘significant mental illness’ and was ‘prescribed strong meds,’ family says (opens New York Post)

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    William Chapman’s family broke their silence in a statement issued three days after his gruesome death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

  2. Revolver News

    Former child actor mauled to death by tiger had ‘significant mental illness’ and was ‘prescribed strong meds,’ family says… (opens Revolver News)

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  3. Breitbart News

    Former Child Actor Mauled to Death by Tiger in English Zoo Was on 'Strong" Meds for Mental Illness (opens Breitbart News)

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    A former child actor who jumped into an enclosure at a British zoo and was mauled to death by a Siberian tiger had suffered for years from mental illness that required “strong” medication.

  4. MLive

    Former child actor fatally mauled by tiger at zoo battled ‘significant mental illness,’ family says (opens MLive)

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    William Chapman was described by family as a "bright, warm and engaging young man" after he was fatally attacked by a Siberian tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

  5. New York Post

    Harrowing new details emerge as cause of death given for former child actor mauled by tiger (opens New York Post)

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    The former child actor fatally attacked by a tiger at a UK wildlife park this past weekend suffered “multiple traumatic injuries,” coroners said Thursday.

  6. New York Post

    How the former child actor killed by tiger managed to get into enclosure where he was viciously mauled (opens New York Post)

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    William Chapman, who reportedly suffered from schizophrenia, was savaged by a tiger in front of parkgoers at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday.

  7. New York Post

    Visitors flock to see tiger that mauled ex-child actor to death as enclosure finally reopens (opens New York Post)

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    Park officials said the tiger was “safe and well and will not be euthanized.”

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