Chimp attack victim seeks €100m

THE family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee has sought to sue the state for $150 million (€100m), saying officials failed to prevent the attack.

Attorneys for Charla Nash’s family filed a notice with the state Office of Claims Commissioner asking for permission to sue.

The 91kg chimpanzee named Travis went berserk in February when his owner, Sandra Herold, asked Nash to help lure him back into her house in Stamford.