Boy, 3, ‘thrown into crocodile pit’ is no longer in critical condition | News UK

A three-year-old boy who was seriously injured after being ‘thrown into a crocodile pit’ is no longer in critical condition, police have confirmed.

The young child was injured at Johnsons of Old Hurst in Huntingdon, a family-run zoo outside Cambridge, on Thursday last week.

His family watched as the boy was allegedly thrown 15 feet into the crocodile enclosure where it is believed he may have been attacked by one of the animals, breaking his arm and pelvis.

Cambridgeshire Police arrested and bailed a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder.

A spokesperson for the force said: ‘The boy is no longer critical and is in a stable condition in hospital.’

Tracey Johnson, 55, her zookeeper husband Andrew, 56, and their 29-year-old son Edward heroically leapt to the child’s rescue.

Tracey, who owns the family-run zoo, was one of the first people to rush to the child’s rescue.

Meanwhile the suspect was found unfit for interview and bailed until September 18 after being assessed as not fit for interview.

A source told The Sun that the suspect has hearing difficulties and has two carers who, according to a witness, were ‘on their phones’ when he allegedly attacked the child.

A mum who was at the zoo at the time said: ‘I don’t know if it was definitely him but I saw one bloke of a bigger build; he had two carers with him and they weren’t paying him much attention.

‘If it was him, his carers were maybe ten metres behind him and not paying much attention.

‘They were English and chatting among themselves and on their phones.’

‘If it was him, his carers were maybe ten metres behind him and not paying much attention.

‘They were English and chatting among themselves and on their phones.’

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