The first pictures of Altai, the tiger who killed a man in his enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, have been released as the park reopens to the public today.
William Chapman was fatally injured by the tiger on Saturday after scaling the fence and entering the enclosure. Altai pawed at him before clamping down on his neck. The park was evacuated and remained closed until today.
New images show Altai eating meat
The new pictures show Altai, an endangered Siberian tiger, eating meat. The park has confirmed that the tiger will not be euthanised.
An inquest opening into William's death heard that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, which is characterised by delusional thinking and hallucinations. His provisional cause of death was 'multiple traumatic injuries', the coroner said.
Final moments filmed
Chapman, a self-employed online trader and former child actor, filmed his final moments as he approached the pen. He asked park-goers to take a photo of him with the feline before entering the pen wearing headphones, witnesses said.
Video posted on social media showed William and Altai, which at one point grabbed and bit him near the middle of his back.
