*** Youtube/Video thread ***

[jamief]

Woah, so was she exagerating then? Because the info bit says he left one woman in a critical condition, but the woman said it had killed her friend, ripped the face off and was eating them!

It pretty much destroyed her face, and tore both of her hands completely off.

 

[Doohickey]

How surreal was that...

 

[Spektor]

"I tried stabbing him and it made him worse"

Quote of the decade.

 

[Sankari]

The victim, Charla Nash, 55, remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after the chimp, once featured in television commercials for Coca-Cola and Old Navy, attacked her Monday afternoon, police said.

Nash had just arrived at Herold's house when Travis jumped on her and began biting and mauling her, causing serious injuries to her face, neck and hands, according to Stamford Police Capt. Rich Conklin. Conklin said the attack was unprovoked, but he described it as "brutal and lengthy."

Herold had called Nash to her house to help get 14-year-old Travis back inside after he used a key to escape.

While her friend was being attacked, Herold was unable to pull the primate off. She then called 911 before stabbing the chimp with a butcher knife and hitting him with a shovel. Neither fazed Travis, who police said had been like a child to Herold.

A Stamford police officer later shot the chimp multiple times after the primate went after him inside a police cruiser, Conklin said. Travis returned to the house, where police found him dead.

Conklin estimated that Travis weighed close to 200 pounds.
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CNN.

200 lbs = 90kg. That's an awful lot of chimp - and they're insanely strong. You wouldn't stand a chance.

 

[Mr_White]

Am I the only one who wanted the operator to start singing "Always look on the bright side of life"?

 

[Dorje]

I never understand why people try to domesticate chimps and such like.

 

[^TANK^]

Thats what happens when a chimp doesn't get its 5 a day. Seeing her friend get ripped apart and eaten could take some serious me time with a mental health team.

 

[C64]

stupid woman

 

[Dr.EM]

Reading on CBS, the chimp had been given an unprescribed drug earlier in the day, "Xanax", which is an anti-anxiety drug. Known to have side effects in people and a probable trigger for the attack.

 

[Tummy]

Ouch to be honest.
Poor woman.

Silly woman for keeping a chimp as a pet to be honest.

 

[steve-h]

jesus... HES RIPPING HER FACE OFF

 

[Deleted member 651465]

That video is terrible.

You can barely make out anything, until the last 20 seconds where you can see the muzzle flash of a guy shooting the chimp

"I tried stabbing him but it made him worse"

 

[LeeB0y]

Thought it was a joke at first... Wow that's pretty messed up.

 

[Reality|Bites]

YOUR NEXT!

 

[Sime]

Ouch to be honest.
Poor woman.

Silly woman for keeping a chimp as a pet to be honest.

+1

 

[muon]

Thats a pretty quick police response. 3 mins to get on site?

 

[Ice Globe]

That video is terrible.

You can barely make out anything, until the last 20 seconds where you can see the muzzle flash of a guy shooting the chimp

"I tried stabbing him but it made him worse"

Isn't that the flash from a camera AFTER the event?

 

[Spektor]

Thats a pretty quick police response. 3 mins to get on site?

I imagine they double time a bit when people are screaming about death and dismemberment down the phone.

 

[Tummy]

I imagine they double time a bit when people are screaming about death and dismemberment down the phone.

This.
I imagine they were told to put their foot down.

Gotta be a phone call that operator is never going to forget.

 

[Marky]

Isn't that the flash from a camera AFTER the event?

Yeah I'm pretty sure the footage is in a chopper after the attack had happened as there is a police tape around the scene.