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Mother of Child who Fell Into Gorilla Enclosure in Cincinnati Zoo Posts Message on Facebook Amid Backlash

Kat De Guzman   |

May 31, 2016 12:37 PM EDT

The mother of a 4-year-old boy who entered the gorilla enclosure in the Cincinnati Zoo has taken to Facebook to defend herself. There has been a heavy backlash over the fact that staff at the zoo had to kill a 17-year-old gorilla to save the boy's life. The incident took place on Saturday, May 28.