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Boy, 3, ‘critical but stable’ after man throws him into crocodile pen
NewsNation • • world
Key Points:
- A 3-year-old boy was critically injured after a stranger grabbed him and placed him in a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo in Cambridgeshire, England.
- The suspect, a 30-year-old man with learning disabilities, was accompanied by a caretaker who was reportedly inattentive during the incident.
- The zoo owner's wife heroically entered the enclosure and rescued the boy before the crocodiles could harm him; the child suffered a broken pelvis and arm and was hospitalized.
- The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder but was later released on bail after being deemed unfit for police interview.
- Zoo owners expressed their concern and support for the boy and his family in a public statement.
