Yorkshire Tiger Attack Update: The man, who was fatally mauled at a tiger enclosure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been identified as William Chapman. In a moving statement released this afternoon, Chapman’s family members paid tribute to him and said that he was ‘deeply loved’. Chapman was a child actor, with credits like ITV’s May Contain Nuts and BBC’s True Stories to his name.
Yorkshire Tiger Attack Update: Family Pays Tribute to Victim
The family of William Chapman, who was mauled to death in a chilling incident at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s tiger enclosure last Saturday has released a fresh statement. The family members remembered William as a “bright, warm and engaging young man” who was “dearly loved”.
“Sadly, William suffered from significant mental illness over a number of years and was consequently prescribed strong medication. It will be for the coroner to decide what part this played in his death. We would ask everybody to respect that process.” the statement continued. The statement also urged witnesses to stop posting online footage of the distressing attack online.
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Yorkshire Tiger Attack Update: Who Was William Chapman?
William Chapman was the main victim of the tiger attack at the Yorkshire Wildfire Park. An alumni of the Jackie Palmer stage school, Chapman was a former child actor who appeared in projects like ITV’s May Contain Nuts (2009) and BBC’s True Stories (2012).
Last Saturday, while visiting the Yorkshire Wildfire Park, Chapman posed for pictures with the tiger and then entered the enclosure, although others tried to stop him from doing so. He also posted footage of him approaching the tiger, named Altai minutes before his death on social media. When emergency services arrived at the scene around 1:30 PM local time, Chapman was pronounced dead. He was 23.
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