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Boy injured in crocodile enclosure discharged from hospital

The Guardian World Tuesday 25 August 2026, 11:19 UTC By Jamie Grierson 1 min read
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Family of three-year-old allegedly thrown into pit at Cambridgeshire zoo says he is happily back at homeA three-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a zoo’s crocodile enclosure has been discharged from hospital and is settling back in at home, his family have said. The child returned home a few weeks ago and was “happy to be home, playing with his toys, sleeping in his own bed and being a big brother”, his parents said in an update posted online.

Family of three-year-old allegedly thrown into pit at Cambridgeshire zoo says he is happily back at home

A three-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a zoo’s crocodile enclosure has been discharged from hospital and is settling back in at home, his family have said.

The child returned home a few weeks ago and was “happy to be home, playing with his toys, sleeping in his own bed and being a big brother”, his parents said in an update posted online.

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