This is the first picture of parents accused of neglect after their
son fell into a gorilla’s enclosure forcing workers to shoot the ‘gentle
giant’ dead.
Mother Michelle Gregg, 32, reportedly has four
children to father Deonne Dickerson, 37.
Yesterday police confirmed they are investigating
whether to charge them with neglect after their four-year-old boy fell
into the cage of 17-year-old Harambe.Zoo staff shot the endangered primate, sparking fury amongst animal
lovers.But footage later appeared to show the ‘gentle giant’ trying to
protect the boy.
Michelle Gregg later defended her actions on Facebook in a post claiming “accidents can happen.”
She said: “I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers
today. What started off as a wonderful day turned into a scary one.
“For
those of you that have seen the news or been on social media that was
my son that fell in the gorilla exhibit at the zoo. God protected my
child until the authorities were able to get to him.
“My son is safe and was able to walk away with a concussion and a few scrapes… no broken bones or internal injuries.“As
a society we are quick to judge how a parent could take their eyes off
of their child and if anyone knows me I keep a tight watch on my kids.
Accidents happen but I am thankful that the right people were in the
right place today.”
She said: “I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers
