THE BRITISH parents whose sleeping baby twins were attacked by a fox say it was probably a “freak occurrence” – but they are still too frightened to leave doors and windows open.
In a television interview, Pauline and Nick Koupparis describe flesh falling off nine-month-old Isabella’s arm as if “it had been through a cheese grater” and Lola’s face covered in blood.
The couple gave their first detailed interview about the attack as part of a documentary, The Fox Attack Twins, shown on BBC television last night.
Some people openly doubted the couple’s story about how the twins came to be injured, and Mrs Koupparis describes her distress at receiving Facebook messages accusing her of lying. The couple say they have not owned a pet cat or dog for almost five years and did not encourage foxes to visit their garden.
Mr and Mrs Koupparis say they put the twins in their cots upstairs after having a barbecue supper on June 5th. Leftover food was cooling in the kitchen, and the patio doors were open. Just before 10pm they heard one of the twins crying through the baby monitor, and Mrs Koupparis went upstairs and found the twins bleeding and a fox at the end of Lola’s cot.
The couple said the animal stood its ground and only ran off when Mr Koupparis threw something at it.