OH prosecutor reviewing Cincinnati Zoo gorilla case

He expects that review to happen Thursday, with a possible determination made by Friday.

It’s unclear whether the police department recommended that charges be filed against the mother.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters was scheduled to hold a news conference on the incident at 1 p.m. EDT on Monday, his office said in a statement.

Cincinnati Zoo has been heavily criticised across the globe after a four-year-old boy fell into one of its enclosures. The boy apparently climbed over the outer barrier before falling some 15 feet into a shallow moat.

As the 17-year-old male silverback gorilla, Harambe, began dragging the three-year-old through the water moat of the exhibit, Gregg can be heard telling her son to “be calm, be calm”.

Anonymous then revealed the name and contact information of the pre-school in Cincinnati where Gregg works as an administrator and asked for an investigation into her, saying that the events at the Cincinnati Zoo could be a reflection of “deeper parenting issues at home”. Police said he had scrapes to on his head and knee.

A spokeswoman says the family requests privacy and has no comment on the investigation.

University of Dayton law professor Lori Shaw said child endangering cases are complicated and fact-specific.

In wake of the recent incident, where a gorilla was shot dead by zoo authorities for saving a young child, there is a question in everyone’s mind about how unsafe gorillas really are.

Police released 911 tapes on Wednesday highlighting the confusion and panic in the moments when the boy plunged into the gorilla exhibit.

“He’s dragging my son”. The exhibit has been closed but will reopen on Tuesday. “I can’t watch this!” a woman, who isn’t identified, says in the 911 call on Saturday.

“We do already have help started there, OK”, the operator tells her.

As the country voices various opinions about what went down Saturday at the Cincinnati Zoo, it’s hard to imagine how events unfolded when a 450-pound gorilla dragged a toddler.