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Man arrested for attempted murder after toddler ends up in crocodile enclosure at UK zoo

Man arrested for attempted murder after toddler ends up in crocodile enclosure at UK zoo
South China Morning Post Thursday 18 June 2026, 17:18 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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A man has ⁠been arrested ⁠on suspicion of attempted murder ⁠after a three-year-old boy ended up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in central England on Thursday, resulting in him sustaining ‌critical injuries, police said. Cambridgeshire Police said officers were called following reports of an incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a zoo near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, which resulted in the boy being in the ⁠enclosure. The child has been taken to hospital with serious ‌injuries and is in a...

A man has ⁠been arrested ⁠on suspicion of attempted murder ⁠after a three-year-old boy ended up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in central England on Thursday, resulting in him sustaining ‌critical injuries, police said. Cambridgeshire Police said officers were called following reports of an incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a zoo near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, which resulted in the boy being in the ⁠enclosure. The child has been taken to hospital with serious ‌injuries and is in a critical...
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