Chimp attack professional racer2/1/2024 ![]() ![]() Herold did not return a call seeking comment Thursday about Paul’s claims. In an earlier interview on NBC’s “Today” show, Paul said, “I honestly believe if they had followed through, maybe the laws would have been changed sooner and this other woman wouldn’t be in the hospital, fighting for her life now.” ![]() ![]() “If it was a child, it could have ripped the hand off or an arm out a socket.” “I told them this was serious,” said Paul, who spoke by phone from New York, where she was visiting relatives. Paul said she reported the incident to police but received no follow-up calls. “My impression was she was more like, ‘Oh, this is gonna be a pain in the neck,”‘ Paul said. Paul described Herold as being more aggravated than upset about the incident, and said she had to get rabies shots because Herold was slow in producing Travis’ medical records. Paul said she had tried to shake Travis’ hand after Herold gave her permission to say hello. Leslie Mostel Paul told The Associated Press the chimp grabbed her hand and bit it hard enough to draw blood in 1996, while the animal was sitting in Herold’s car in a Stamford office parking lot. ![]() Monday’s attack was not the first time Travis bit someone, a former Stamford resident now living in Atlanta said Thursday. Hospital officials say Nash is being treated for her injuries and it’s unknown if she will be a candidate for a face transplant. She was transferred in critical condition Thursday to the Cleveland Clinic, which two months ago performed the nation’s first successful face transplant. Nash suffered massive injuries to her face and hands, requiring more than seven hours of surgery by four teams of doctors to stabilize her. Herold speculated that Travis was being protective of her and attacked Nash because she had a different hairstyle, was driving a different car and held a stuffed toy in front of her face to get the chimp’s attention. Police say Travis attacked Nash when she arrived at the house to help lure the chimp back into Herold’s house. ![]()
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