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Zookeeper who saved boy, three, as he was 'attacked by crocodile' after being 'thrown into pit by mentally disabled man' - as suspect 'not fit for interview' is bailed
Daily Mail UK ^ | June 19, 2026 | MARTIN ROBINSON

Posted on 06/19/2026 9:14:44 AM PDT by Morgana

A three-year-old boy was critically injured by at least one crocodile after being tossed into a reptile pit at a British zoo by a stranger with learning difficulties – who has already been released from police custody, it was revealed today.

The 30-year-old suspect from Norfolk, who did not know the victim, was arrested at the Old Hurst animal park in Cambridgeshire on suspicion of attempted murder.

But less than 24 hours after the attack, he was released on bail until September 18 after being assessed as ‘not fit for interview’ by detectives, police said.

The attacker is believed to have been on an organised day trip to the zoo with at least two carers, according to several locals.

Witnesses said Old Hurst’s owner and zookeeper Tracey Johnson sprinted into the enclosure and pulled the injured child away from the crocodiles to safety.

She and her shell-shocked husband Andy were seen for the first time since the incident in exclusive pictures taken by Daily Mail today as police sealed off the enclosure and spoke to staff. Friends said Mr and Mrs Johnson are ‘mortified’ by what happened.

Tearful witnesses described the child suffering a broken arm and pelvis. Other parents said they heard a blood-curdling scream from the reptile area yesterday afternoon.

The boy had been on an elevated walkway watching at least 15 crocodiles and alligators when he was reportedly lifted over a 4ft safety fence and hurled about 15ft down into the enclosure.

He was then attacked by at least one crocodile, according to multiple sources. The enclosure houses more than a dozen crocodiles and alligators, including two large Nile crocodiles, Romeo and Cuddles, which measure between 9ft and 11ft. Romeo, the male, can weigh up to 485lbs.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: england; koranimals; mediaspin; norfolk; uk; unitedkingdom

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What the???
1 posted on 06/19/2026 9:14:44 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana
Romeo and Cuddles

The cutest couple you've ever seen.
2 posted on 06/19/2026 9:17:45 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Morgana

I’m guessing Coulter’s law is in effect here


3 posted on 06/19/2026 9:17:47 AM PDT by Jeff Vader
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To: Morgana

It appears the UK cops have an obsessive-compulsive fetish for interviewing arrestees even though there is overwhelming evidence in the form of eyewitnesses to the crime. This could be a huge breakthrough for criminals in the country: just don’t let them interview you and you walk.

On the other hand, of one is seen to pray, of course no interview is necessary.


4 posted on 06/19/2026 9:25:22 AM PDT by DPMD (u)
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To: Morgana

This turd should be thrown in.


5 posted on 06/19/2026 9:28:27 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Morgana

They should have beat the perp to death at the scene, knowing how “British justice” would favor the inbred migrant savage.


6 posted on 06/19/2026 9:30:50 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Resolute Conservative

It sounds like his caregivers were goofing off and not watching him. The police should investigate that. Not saying it’s the case with these two but a lot of these caregivers are nothing more than MacDonalds workers.

A lot of “mentally disabled” or as we said in the old days mentally retarded people can be violent at times. That is why they need to be watched when out in public. Their low IQ causes very low impulse control.

Some of them probably should not be out in public and put in an institution like in the old days. More so if the caregivers are not that intelligent or really care about their job.


7 posted on 06/19/2026 9:33:36 AM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
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To: Morgana

Couldn’t find a name or pic.


8 posted on 06/19/2026 9:35:05 AM PDT by Ken H (Freeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997)
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To: Morgana

The last 2 words in headline got my attention: “IS BAILED”.
At very least, that facility who brought this out of control client to the zoo should be prosecuted and fined for making a series of stupid and dangerous decisions.

This is probably not the first time this man has attacked children, or tried to. Why even bring someone like that to a crowded, noisy environment.


9 posted on 06/19/2026 9:36:10 AM PDT by lee martell
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“Couldn’t find a name or pic.”

I noticed that too. I figured this moron was just some local but a lot of migrants are mentally retarded due to inbreeding. That may be why there is no name or pic, wanna bet he’s one of those from some dirt bag country ending in “stan”?


10 posted on 06/19/2026 9:38:19 AM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
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“This is probably not the first time this man has attacked children, or tried to”

I’m willing to bet he’s attacked adults as well.


11 posted on 06/19/2026 9:39:26 AM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
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To: Morgana
I noticed that too. I figured this moron was just some local but a lot of migrants are mentally retarded due to inbreeding. That may be why there is no name or pic, wanna bet he’s one of those from some dirt bag country ending in “stan”?

On Telegram Brits are all saying it is an Islamic perp. The authorities will not speak a word of it. They are terrified of reaction after what happened in Belfast. And this was a CHILD.

12 posted on 06/19/2026 9:41:31 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Morgana

Headlines that make you wonder. Anyone with even a lick of common sense can see the problem in “we’ll have to let him go, he’s too crazy to understand what he’s doing”.


13 posted on 06/19/2026 9:41:53 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Morgana

I agree that the “carers” were goofing off. The article said there were at least two. If they were doing their job, he couldn’t have done that!


14 posted on 06/19/2026 9:53:37 AM PDT by quilterdebbie (We will endeavor to persevere!)
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Yet, he who catfished muslim men to rape them REMAINS JAILED. Wow, you can't make this stuff up.

Click here for story

15 posted on 06/19/2026 9:56:18 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Morgana

It’s obvious. The three year old used a racial epithet and it became justifiable to throw him to the crocodiles. Sarc.

I don’t care why you’re dangerous. Once you prove it, society must ensure you endanger nobody. That is what a responsible society does.


16 posted on 06/19/2026 10:07:28 AM PDT by Jonty30 (He spent a week hunting a mammoth, just because I said I was hungry. He's such a good friend. )
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To: Morgana

We need to reopen in the USA at least, the mental hospitals closed in the 1970s. When closed and the crazies dumped on the streets mass killings in the USA by crazies took off like a rocket.


17 posted on 06/19/2026 10:13:22 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (REOPEN THE CLOSED MENTAL HOSPITALS! Closed in the 1970s, murders by crazies sky rocketed!)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Sop does this mean he can return to the zoo to throw more innocent children into the alligator pool?


18 posted on 06/19/2026 1:08:48 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Morgana

In 2nd Amendment America, he would have gotten a bullet in his head for that stunt.


19 posted on 06/19/2026 1:20:12 PM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: Morgana

That headline....


20 posted on 06/19/2026 1:42:53 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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