Tiger attack medical records in potential breach, trust says

Published 16 October 2026, 16:29 BST Updated 2 minutes ago Medical records belonging to a man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park may have been accessed "without a legitimate reason" by staff at Yorkshire Ambulance Trust, a spokesperson has said.

William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death at the park near Doncaster on Saturday.

In a statement, the trust said following Chapman's death it had identified two possible incidents of staff "accessing or attempting to access incident/medical information" about the case.

It said an investigation had been launched "to establish the full circumstances surrounding these potential breaches".

Chapman died as a result of "multiple traumatic injuries and animal interaction" after entering the tiger's enclosure at the park, an inquest into his death heard on Thursday.