Toddler mauled by tapir released from hospital

The two-year-old who suffered severe injuries when she was mauled by a tapir at Dublin Zoo has been released from hospital.

The girl left Temple Street Children’s University Hospital on Thursday afternoon after spending a week recovering from serious injuries inflicted during the attack.

The toddler, who was with her mother in the animal’s enclosure when they were both mauled, was rushed to the hospital on Aug 8.