Chimp Attack Leaves Charla Nash, 55, Fighting for her Life

A woman is fighting for her life in a Connecticut hospital after being attacked by a pet chimpanzee. Stamford police say Charla Nash had just arrived at her friend’s home when the woman’s pet, Travis the Chimp, began mauling and biting her.

Nash suffered serious injuries to her face, neck and hands. Stamford Police Captain Rich Conklin says Nash did not provoke the monkey.

Travis’ owner Sandra Herold had called Nash over to her home to help get Travis, 14, back inside her house after he used a key to escape.

When the attack began, Herold attempted to pull the estimated 200-pound animal off of her friend. When she couldn’t get Travis to stop, she called 911 before stabbing him and hitting him with a shovel. Travis was unaffected.

When Stamford police arrived on the scene, they shot the chimp several times after he attacked an officer in a police car. Travis returned to Herold’s home, where police later found him dead.

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