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A three-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an incident at a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons Zoo near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Police said officers were called at 1.24pm on Thursday following reports of a child in the enclosure, with the boy later taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
Police said the child was in a critical but stable condition and that a 30-year-old man from Norfolk had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Detective Inspector Verity McCann said officers were speaking to people who were at the zoo at the time to understand more about the circumstances. Police said they did not believe the man arrested and the child were known to each other.
The zoo, based at Johnsons of Old Hurst, describes itself as being home to more than 100 animals, including lions, Bengal tigers and crocodiles. Police said officers were supporting the boy’s family at hospital and asked witnesses to assist the investigation. Local MP Ben Obese-Jecty said the incident was being treated as a critical incident and urged people not to speculate while the criminal investigation continued.