Charla Nash must pursue justice in civil court, Conn. prosecutor says
(NEWSER) - The woman whose pet chimpanzee mauled her friend, leaving her blind and disfigured, will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor said today. To win its case, 'the state would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person was aware of and consciously disregarded a substantial and unjustifiable risk," the state's attorney for Stamford, Conn., said. Sandra Herold's conduct didn't meet that standard, he found, so the case is a matter for the civil courts, where Charla Nash has already sued Herold for $59 million, NBC Connecticut reports. More»
