![]() ![]() ![]() "I am mentioning the lack of enforcement on the part of DEP only to illustrate that no one made Mrs. ![]() "I am making no judgment as to the actions of DEP," he said. Statutes passed in 20 would have prevented Herold and her late husband, Jerome, from obtaining a permit to own Travis, but the DEP took no enforcement action, Cohen said. Herold called 911, and police arrived at 3:45 p.m., Cohen said.Ĭohen said it was important to note that there was no record of the chimpanzee having attacked previously and that Nash had interacted with the animal safely on several previous occasions. Herold tried to stop the attack by hitting the animal with a shovel and stabbing it with a knife, Cohen said. When Nash arrived, the chimpanzee ripped off her hands, nose, lips and eyelids. He said he could not speculate on why she gave the animal Xanax. "Although Xanax was detected, it is impossible to state whether that had any effect and, if so, what," Cohen said. Though toxicology tests on the chimpanzee's body determined he had Xanax in his system, Cohen called the amounts minimal. 16.īefore Nash arrived, Herold gave the animal several Xanax pills in a cup of tea, Cohen said. Nash's family is suing Herold for $50 million and wants to sue the state for $150 million.Ĭohen called the facts of the case incontrovertible: The 200-pound chimpanzee attacked Nash after Herold asked her to help lure him back into her house Feb. "The fact of the matter is a criminal prosecution would never undo what happened to Charla, nor would it give her any measure of relief or assistance," Willinger said. Chimpanzee attack victim to appear on Oprah show ![]()
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