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STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS) ―

A woman was fighting for her life on Monday night following a bizarre attack by a pet chimpanzee.

CBS 2 HD has learned a lot more about the animal, who even had a history on television.

The chimpanzee, considered a fixture in the north Stamford community, turned into a monster on Monday afternoon, attacking a 55-year-old woman after she showed up at the home of the animal's owner, at 241 Rockrimmon Road.

"He bit both of her hands off and the cop told me he just kept eating her. It's terrible," neighbor Lynne Mecca said.

The 200-pound animal was a celebrity in this town. He appeared in TV commercials. People would stop to take photos with "Travis the chimp" as he was called.

But that all changed when it attacked Charla Nash, a friend of the animal's owner.

"The owner went into the kitchen, retrieved a long butcher knife and stabbed the chimp several times to assist her friend," Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin told CBS 2 HD.

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