Personal property seized from the victims of a tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo may contain evidence that they taunted the animal, provoking it to escape its pen, the city attorney's office argued in court documents. City officials believe that cell phones, clothing and the car belonging to the three victims could offer proof that they were intoxicated and threw objects into the tiger enclosure shortly before the maulings, according to documents filed Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court.Carlos Sousa Jr., 17, was killed in the December 25 attack, and his friends -- brothers Kulbir Dhaliwal, 23, and Paul Dhaliwal, 19 -- were severely injured.
A hearing was scheduled for Friday to determine whether the city will be allowed to inspect the property.
"In particular, a large bottle of alcohol was observed inside the car along with apparent evidence of drug use," the documents said.
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