Former child actor fatally mauled by tiger at zoo battled ‘significant mental illness,’ family says

A former child actor was fatally attacked by a Siberian tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. His family described him as a bright and warm person who struggled with significant mental illness. The circumstances of how he came to be in contact with the tiger have not been detailed in available reports.

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Former child actor fatally mauled by tiger at zoo battled ‘significant mental illness,’ family says

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