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William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday Medical records belonging to a man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park may have been accessed "without a legitimate reason" by staff at Yorkshire Ambulance Service, a spokesperson has said.
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William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death at the park near Doncaster on Saturday.
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In a statement, the trust said following Chapman's death it had identified two possible incidents of staff "accessing or attempting to access incident/medical information" about the case.
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It said an investigation had been launched "to establish the full circumstances surrounding these potential breaches".
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Chapman died as a result of "multiple traumatic injuries and animal interaction" after entering the tiger's enclosure at the park, an inquest into his death heard on Thursday.
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An eyewitness took a photograph of the tiger at the wildlife park shortly before the incident In a statement, a spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said Chapman's family was aware of the potential breach and offered their condolences to his relatives.
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They said: "We believe there may have been two instances involving two members of staff accessing or attempting to access incident/medical information following this incident without a legitimate reason to do so.
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"We take the confidentiality and security of patient information extremely seriously and have robust systems in place to protect information, and this concern has been identified as a result of our proactive audits.
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"The trust has commenced an investigation to establish the full circumstances surrounding these potential breaches and the actions of these individuals.
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"We have also reported this matter to the Information Commissioner's Office and we will continue to keep William's family informed as our investigation progresses."
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Yorkshire Wildlife Park has reopened to visitors An inquest at Doncaster Coroner's Court on Thursday heard that Chapman had died of "multiple traumatic injuries".
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Chapman had attended the park at about 13:30 BST on Saturday, climbed over two fences and entered the tiger enclosure.
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After the attack, park staff secured the tiger and paramedics attended, who confirmed Chapman's death at the scene, the inquest was told.
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Senior coroner Nicola Mundy said Chapman had a history of mental illness, a diagnosis of schizophrenia and had suffered previous bouts of psychosis.
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The inquest heard that the 24-year-old was under adult mental health services in Doncaster, but was "highly functioning and independent with no care requirements".
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The self-employed online trader was born in Chichester, West Sussex, and lived in Doncaster at the time of his death.
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