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Zookeeper death tiger will not be killed

The tiger that killed a keeper at a Cambridgeshire zoo will not be put down, the park has confirmed.

Rosa King, 34, died at Hamerton Zoo Park on 29 May.

"After extensive consultation with the staff at the zoo, we have decided not to put down the tiger," park owners said. "This decision has been fully supported by Rosa's family."

An inquest into how Ms King died has not yet taken place and an investigation is under way.

Ms King, whose family home is in Chippenham, Wiltshire, had worked at the zoo for 14 years.

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