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Updated: Thursday, 14 May 2009, 7:48 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 12:14 PM EDT
Stamford (AP) - A prosecutor says blood test results show a chimpanzee who mauled a Connecticut woman had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in his system.
Stamford State's Attorney David Cohen said Wednesday that toxicology results show the presence of Xanax in the chimpanzee's system. He says it's unclear whether the drug played a role in the attack.
The 200-pound chimp, named Travis, attacked Stamford resident Charla Nash on Feb. 16. Nash lost her hands, nose, lips and eyelids in the attack.
Doctors at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic say she is blind and faces two years of surgical procedures.
Nash's family is suing the chimp's owner, Sandra Herold for $50 million.
Herold has made conflicting public statements about whether she
gave Travis Xanax the day of the attack. Police say the drug was
not prescribed for the animal.