3-Year-Old Hospitalized After Being Placed in Crocodile Enclosure at Cambridgeshire Zoo
A toddler was rescued from a crocodile pen at a zoo in Cambridgeshire and is in critical but stable condition, while the suspect was released on bail pending fitness assessment.
A three-year-old boy was taken to hospital in critical but stable condition after a man placed him in a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo in Cambridgeshire, England, on Thursday. The incident occurred while a caretaker was reportedly inattentive, allowing the suspect, identified as a 30-year-old man with learning disabilities, to grab the child and move him into the pen. The zoo owner’s wife entered the enclosure and pulled the boy to safety before any crocodiles could reach him. Hospital officials said the child suffered a broken pelvis and arm. Police arrested the suspect on suspicion of attempted murder, but he was later released on bail after authorities determined he was not fit to be interviewed.