The Dickson Police Department (DPD) said in a statement that thevictim was attackedjust after 6 p.m. on Sunday in the Oakview and Grandview area.
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Parker said she was sitting inside when she first spotted the monkey out a window, the outlet reported. When she noticed the monkey was attempting to get inside she called the police. “I was literally hanging onto my door trying to hold it closed,” she said.
When officers arrived at the scene, the monkey jumped on the back of their truck before attacking the woman, police said in a statement.
Parker was first transported to Mercy Hospital in Ardmore before she was transferred to OU Medical in Oklahoma City, according to the DPD.
She was released on Monday after receiving stitches, per KTEN’s report.
Because primates are considered domesticated animals in Oklahoma, it is legal to own a monkey as a pet, according to KTEN.
Due to the extent of Parker’s injury, the police chief told CBS affiliate KXII they’llsend the case report to the district attorney’s office, who will “make the final decision on what they want to do.”
An investigation is ongoing, the DPD said.
source: people.com
