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Boy, 3, was attacked by crocodile at zoo as man bailed (opens original article in a new tab)

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A zoo worker jumped into a crocodile enclosure to save an injured boy, leading to the arrest of a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder.

  • A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy was critically injured in a zoo's crocodile enclosure.
  • The boy remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital following the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, Cambridgeshire.
  • The zoo's Tropical House, which contains the crocodile enclosure, has been closed out of respect to the family.

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