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Man arrested for throwing 3-year-old to crocodiles

A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly throwing a three-year-old boy into an alligator enclosure at a British zoo. The incident occurred at Johnsons Zoo in Huntingdonshire, where police responded to reports of the child ending up in the enclosure. A local resident stated that Tracey Johnson, the zoo owner's wife, jumped into the enclosure to save the child. He was taken to the hospital in Cambridge and is described as critically injured but stable. Police are investigating the circumstances and believe the man and child did not know each other prior.The

En 30 år gammel mann er siket for drapsforsøk etter at han skal ha kastet en tre år gammel gutt ned til krokodillene i en britisk dyrehage.

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Publisert: 19.06.2026 06:10

Politiet i Huntingdonshire rykket ut etter å ha fått meldinger om «en hendelse med en tre år gammel gutt, som endte opp i krokodilleinnhegningen».

En innbygger i området sier at dyrehageeierens kone, Tracey Johnson, hoppet inn i innhegning for å redde gutten. Han ble kjørt til sykehus i Cambridge og beskrives som kritisk skadet, men stabil.

– For å få bedre oversikt over omstendighetene, snakker vi med folk som var i dyrehagen under denne skremmende hendelsen. Vi tror ikke mannen og barnet kjente hverandre fra før, sier politiinspektør Verity McCann.

Johnsons Zoo, som ligger rundt 25 kilometer nord for universitetsbyen Cambridge, sier de vil holde stengt inntil videre, i respekt for guttens familie.

– Våre tanker er med ham og familien etter det som skjedde i dag, heter det i en uttalelse fra dyrehagen.

Dyrehagen har over 100 arter, inkludert løver, tigre, leppebjørner og surikater.

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Source document: Huntingdonshire Police

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Man arrested for throwing 3-year-old to crocodiles

A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly throwing a three-year-old boy into an alligator enclosure at a British zoo. The incident occurred at Johnsons Zoo in Huntingdonshire, where police responded to reports of the child ending up in the enclosure. A local resident stated that Tracey Johnson, the zoo owner's wife, jumped into the enclosure to save the child. He was taken to the hospital in Cambridge and is described as critically injured but stable. Police are investigating the circumstances and believe the man and child did not know each other prior.The

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