London
A person has been arrested on suspicion of tried homicide after a 3-year-old boy ended up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in central England on Thursday ensuing in him sustaining vital accidents, police mentioned.
Cambridgeshire Police mentioned officers had been referred to as following studies of an incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a zoo close to Huntingdon which resulted in the boy being in the enclosure.
The little one has been taken to hospital with severe accidents and is in a vital however steady situation, police mentioned. A 30-year-old man had been arrested.
“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,” mentioned Detective Inspector Verity McCann. “We do not believe the man arrested and the child are known to each other.”
Johnsons of Old Hurst couldn’t instantly be reached for remark. On its web site it mentioned the family-owned farm’s curiosity in conservation had led to a fascination with crocodiles.
“We are hoping to continue to develop our crocodile farm here at Johnsons of Old Hurst to be a part of this remarkable conservational effort,” the web site mentioned.