William Chapman: Man who was killed by a tiger at zoo in South Yorkshire has been identified; he was pacing around enclousre with headphones

Man killed by tiger in a zoo in South Yorkshire was identified as William Chapman. The man who was killed by a tiger at a zoo in South Yorkshire has been locally identified as William Chapman, a youth in his 20s who managed to enter the tiger's enclosure. The police have not named him officially. Chapman was seen walking up to a 200kg male Siberian tiger named Attai, who attacked him, and Chapman was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the attack.Several fake and AI-generated videos of the purported incident went viral and police advised people not to share them. In verified videos. onlookers urged him not to approach the tiger and to "play dead". As an investigation is going into the incident, the Yorkshire Wildlife Park remained closed for the fourth day on Tuesday.Altai is an endangered tiger and he would not be euthanised.No security system could have prevented himAmid questions as to how Chapman could enter the enclosure, experts said it a thied is detemined to enter somebody's house, no security system can prevent that. Dr Campbell Murn, a previous member of the government's zoo expert committee and lecturer at the University of Reading, said while it was a tragic inci...