The Daily Populous Saturday June 20th, 2026 night edition
Authored by wdef.com and submitted by EDF1919

Police in eastern England said Thursday a man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-old boy “ended up in the crocodile enclosure” at a zoo.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary said the toddler had sustained “serious injuries” and was in a “critical but stable” condition at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in nearby Cambridge.

It did not specify how the injuries had been inflicted or whether they were from a crocodile.

“A 30-year-old man from Norfolk has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder,” the police force added, noting specially trained officers were supporting the boy’s family at the hospital.

It said detectives from its major crime unit were investigating the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a zoo, farm shop and cafe around 20 miles northwest of Cambridge.

No further details about the incident were provided.

“At this stage we are speaking to people who were at the zoo at the time of this distressing incident to understand more about the circumstances,” Detective Inspector Verity McCann said in the police statement.

“We do not believe the man arrested and the child are known to each other.”

Johnsons of Old Hurst is a family-run farming business that now features a butcher, farm shop, tea room and steakhouse as well as a zoo, according to its website.

It says it is home to more than 100 animals, including lions, tigers, sloth bears, capybaras, meerkats and crocodiles.

Tanko_Yakasai on June 19th, 2026 at 17:26 UTC »

British media quoted locals as saying the zoo owner’s wife jumped into the enclosure and rescued the boy.

Sometimes I feel like the media always focus on negative of the story this should be highlighted too

ScoutsterReturns on June 19th, 2026 at 15:36 UTC »

Poor baby! In a different article it said the zoo owner and some others (maybe employees?) jumped in and saved the child. Kudos to them for that.

EDF1919 on June 19th, 2026 at 15:34 UTC »

The man who threw the toddler into the enclosure has been deemed unfit for a police interview and released on bail until September.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/man-freed-on-bail-after-toddler-found-in-uk-zoos-crocodile-pen/