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General · 18 June 2026

Attempted murder arrest after boy, 3, hurt at zoo

Attempted murder arrest after boy, 3, hurt at zoo

A three-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after ending up in a crocodile enclosure at a Cambridgeshire zoo. Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Norfolk on Wednesday for attempted murder, saying he and the boy were not known. Officers are also investigating if the crocodiles at Johnson's of Old Hurst attacked the child.

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