Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content after Trump reposts video

The Guardian World Wednesday 14 October 2026, 11:11 UTC By Mark Brown North of England correspondent 1 min read

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Relatives of William Chapman say footage of attack shared online ‘deeply offensive’ and causing them ‘severe distress’The family of a man killed by a tiger at a UK wildlife park have spoken at their “severe distress” at the circulation of online media content after the US president, Donald Trump, reposted a video of the incident. William Chapman, 23, was mauled to death after entering an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday.

Relatives of William Chapman say footage of attack shared online ‘deeply offensive’ and causing them ‘severe distress’

The family of a man killed by a tiger at a UK wildlife park have spoken at their “severe distress” at the circulation of online media content after the US president, Donald Trump, reposted a video of the incident.

William Chapman, 23, was mauled to death after entering an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday.

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The family of a 23-year-old man killed by a tiger at a wildlife park in northern England has urged people to stop sharing footage of the fatal incident, saying its circulation was causing them severe distress. The appeal came after US President Donald Trump posted the video on his social media platform, Truth Social. Trump posted an apparently AI-generated video on Truth Social shortly before midnight on Tuesday, showing himself taming a tiger and playing with the animal.

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