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Man arrested after boy, three, injured in Cambridgeshire zoo crocodile enclosure
Officers arrest man on suspicion of attempted murder as child is treated in hospital for serious injuries
TL;DR
- A three-year-old boy was seriously injured after falling into a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo.
- A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
- The boy sustained serious injuries and is in critical but stable condition at Addenbrooke’s hospital.
- Police are investigating the incident and do not believe the arrested man and the child know each other.
- Witnesses described staff or public members entering the enclosure to rescue the boy.
- The zoo's tropical house will be closed until further notice.