Chimp attack victim discharged from Ohio hospital

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The brother of a Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee last year says she has been discharged from the hospital and has moved to the Boston area.

Stephen Nash told The Associated Press on Friday that his sister, Charla Nash, left the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio on Thursday evening. He declined to say where she went.

The 200-pound chimpanzee went berserk in February 2009 after its owner asked Nash to help lure it back into her house in Stamford. The animal ripped off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids.

The Advocate of Stamford was first to report that Charla Nash had left the clinic.

A Cleveland Clinic spokesman had no immediate comment Friday. Clinic officials released a statement to the newspaper saying Nash was discharged after making significant progress.