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Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content as Trump posts videos

Flowers left at the entrance of Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster (Dave Higgens/PA) - (PA Wire)

The family of William Chapman, who was killed by a tiger at a wildlife park, have said “deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress” after US President Donald Trump reposted a widely shared video of the incident.

Mr Trump posted footage of Mr Chapman being fatally attacked by a tiger at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park to 13 million followers on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday evening.

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