The zookeeper was a longtime employee at the wildlife park and had worked with the group of wolves since they were born, the zoo said in a statement on its website.

CNN: Zookeeper killed by wolves in Sweden

The immediate response to Ms Wood's statement a couple of days later that she was effectively dropping all charges against his Lordship was that it was a move born of desperation and weakness in equal measure.

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