Overview
- A 3-year-old boy was picked up and thrown into the crocodile pit at Johnsons of Old Hurst near Huntingdon on Thursday 18 June and was pulled from the enclosure by zoo staff before being taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital.
- The child remains in critical but stable condition with reported fractures to an arm and the pelvis after the rescue performed in view of visitors.
- Officers arrested a 30-year-old man from Norfolk on suspicion of attempted murder at the scene and later released him on bail after he was judged unfit to be interviewed.
- Cambridgeshire Police’s Major Crime Unit is reconstructing events and interviewing witnesses while the zoo’s Tropical House (the crocodile area) remains closed as detectives gather evidence.
- Johnsons of Old Hurst is a family-run attraction that houses large crocodiles behind elevated walkways and acrylic panels, and the case is likely to trigger local safety reviews and scrutiny of how visitors access predator enclosures.