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Yorkshire ambulance service investigates possible unauthorised access to records of man killed in tiger attack

24-year-old William Chapman died from a tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on 11 October. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service reported two possible cases of staff accessing his medical data without lawful grounds, launched an investigation and notified the ICO. A coroner's hearing was told he died from multiple injuries and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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William Chapman's family pays tribute to man killed in tiger attack; park reopens

24-year-old William Chapman died after climbing over two fences into the enclosure of an Amur tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster. A coroner's inquest established the cause of death as multiple injuries; the family raised concerns about his interaction with psychiatric services. The park reopened on Friday, and the tiger will not be put down.

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