Police Confirm Zoo Mauling Victim to Be Whitehall Resident
Two-year-old Maddox and his family are Whitehall residents.
The mauling death of a 2-year-old boy at the Pittsburgh Zoo on Sunday has shocked and saddened many area families. That is especially true in Whitehall Borough, as it turns out. Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi confirmed on Monday that the victim's family lives in Whitehall. Maddox, the victim, is the son of Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is reporting. Maddox was visiting the zoo with 34-year-old Elizabeth when he fell from the top of a platform railing to the ground inside of the pit area of an African painted dogs exhibit, according to a statement from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. Pittsburgh police said that the child lost his balance after his mother lifted him in a standing position onto the 4-foot…
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Ed M
11:51 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Why? Because a wild animal acted like a wild animal? This is a tragic accident. more ›