The Hamilton City Council has postponed its first court appearance in relation to its prosecution after of one of its zoo keepers was mauled by a tiger. Samantha Kudeweh, 43, was killed by male tiger, Oz, while carrying out routine duties inside the animal enclosure at Hamilton Zoo on September 20, last year. The council met on Thursday for an extraordinary council meeting at noon to discuss how to plead in relation to the charge. Samantha is survived by her husband, Richard, who also works at the zoo, and their two children Billy 9, and Sage, 3. However, council's legal team last week pushed out the first appearance date from this morning to June 9.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 22, 2016 17:22 UTC