Pictures of boy who fell into Harambe's enclosure emerge online
Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo is pictured in this undated handout photo provided by Cincinnati Zoo. PHOTO: REUTERS
The death of 17-year-old silverback, Harambe, caused after a three-year-old fell into his Cincinnati Zoo enclosure created global outcry and debates across social media.
Since Isiah Gregg's fall into the gorilla pit, pictures of the child have emerged for the first time wearing an orange Nintendo Super Mario T-shirt that read 'I Make Awesome Happen.'
The scars of his experience were clearly visible in the form of scrapes on his forehead and elbow.
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Isiah's mother Michelle Gregg, 32 and father Deonne Dickerson, 36, have been staying with friends since they found themselves mired in controversy following the accident which took place last Saturday.
Earlier this week police announced that they would be investigating Ms Gregg to determine whether or not parental negligence played any part in the incident that saw the child tumble 15 feet into Harambe's enclosure.
The 450lb gorilla dragged the child through the water before standing over him as the horrified crowd of zoo visitors looked on.
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In a visit to the family, the police questioned Ms Gregg in their effort to establish how Isiah slipped from her care to breach the enclosure's three-foot metal and wire perimeter fence and the four feet tall bushes beyond.
Upon questioning the parents, the police have not recommended criminal charges in the case.
The zoo has announced plans to increase the fence height by half a foot.
Isiah's parents have not yet spoken publicly about the ordeal with their only communication coming in the form of a Facebook statement posted by Gregg the day after the accident.
This article originally appeared on Mail Online.