Family of William Chapman respond after Donald Trump's AI video mocking tiger death

Описание: The family of William Chapman, who was killed by a tiger at a wildlife park, have described the 23-year-old as a “bright, warm and engaging young man”.

Mr Chapman, who was mauled to death when he entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster on Saturday, had suffered from “significant mental illness over a number of years”, his family added in a statement.

“The family are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened,” they said on Tuesday.

“The publication and circulation of deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress at an exceptionally vulnerable time. We ask people to stop doing this.

“The family are hopeful that the relevant authorities will do their upmost to get to the bottom of why our amazing son did what he did.”

On Tuesday night, US president Donald Trump posted footage of Mr Chapman being attacked by the tiger on his Truth Social platform accompanied with the signed message: “Don’t ever mess with nature!”

Mr Trump followed this up a short time later with a separate post featuring a video montage that appeared to show a series of other people being mauled by lions accompanied by an upbeat soundtrack.

Later on Wednesday morning, Mr Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself playing with a tiger.

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