Chimp attacked me too, woman reports

STAMFORD, Conn. - A woman said yesterday she was bitten more than a decade ago by the chimp who severely mauled his owner’s friend this week, and that both the owner and police should have done more in response.

Leslie Mostel Paul said she tried to shake Travis the chimp’s hand after his owner, Sandra Herold, gave her permission. Paul said the animal, who was sitting in Herold’s car in a Stamford office parking lot, grabbed her hand and bit it hard enough to draw blood.

Paul said she reported the incident to police but received no follow-up calls.