The three-year-old was allegedly picked up by a stranger and thrown into an enclosure housing crocodiles at Johnsons of Old Hurst Zoo last month. He was attacked by one of the reptiles and suffered serious injuries. Following the horrifying incident, the boy was rushed to Addenbrooke\u2019s Hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shortly afterward, the family issued a statement thanking the zoo staff for saving his life. According to BBC News, the statement read: \u201cWe would like to thank the staff at the zoo who rescued our son from the enclosure\u2026 our attention remains focused on his recovery and supporting him through this extremely challenging and prolonged period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It continued: \u201cWe are truly grateful for the public support and well-wishes we have received, as well as to everyone who has been directly involved in our son\u2019s care and recovery in hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3-year-old was thrown into crocodile enclosure
A 30-year-old man, believed to have learning difficulties, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder before being bailed until September 18. Police said he was \u201cassessed as not being fit for interview.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, the young boy\u2019s family have revealed they have been \u201cliving at the hospital\u201d for more than two weeks as he continues to receive treatment, according to LADbible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His parents confirmed their son has already undergone five surgeries and is expected to undergo at least two more. They said it remains unclear how much \u201cfeeling, movement and function in both of his arms, wrists and hands\u201d he will regain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur son has undergone 5 surgeries\u201d
In an update posted to their GoFundMe page, the family wrote: \u201cWe are extremely grateful for everyone\u2019s generosity. We could never thank you enough for the support you have given our family in this horrible time,\u201d according to LADbible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The family of the three-year-old boy allegedly thrown into a crocodile enclosure at a family-run zoo in Cambridgeshire, England, have shared a new update on their son\u2019s condition as he continues his recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three-year-old was allegedly picked up by a stranger and thrown into an enclosure housing crocodiles at Johnsons of Old Hurst Zoo last month. He was attacked by one of the reptiles and suffered serious injuries. Following the horrifying incident, the boy was rushed to Addenbrooke\u2019s Hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shortly afterward, the family issued a statement thanking the zoo staff for saving his life. According to BBC News, the statement read: \u201cWe would like to thank the staff at the zoo who rescued our son from the enclosure\u2026 our attention remains focused on his recovery and supporting him through this extremely challenging and prolonged period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It continued: \u201cWe are truly grateful for the public support and well-wishes we have received, as well as to everyone who has been directly involved in our son\u2019s care and recovery in hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3-year-old was thrown into crocodile enclosure
A 30-year-old man, believed to have learning difficulties, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder before being bailed until September 18. Police said he was \u201cassessed as not being fit for interview.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, the young boy\u2019s family have revealed they have been \u201cliving at the hospital\u201d for more than two weeks as he continues to receive treatment, according to LADbible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His parents confirmed their son has already undergone five surgeries and is expected to undergo at least two more. They said it remains unclear how much \u201cfeeling, movement and function in both of his arms, wrists and hands\u201d he will regain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur son has undergone 5 surgeries\u201d
In an update posted to their GoFundMe page, the family wrote: \u201cWe are extremely grateful for everyone\u2019s generosity. We could never thank you enough for the support you have given our family in this horrible time,\u201d according to LADbible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have been living at the hospital for 2 weeks now and our son has undergone 5 surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt this moment in time we know that our son is to undergo at least two more surgeries, one of those surgeries being a nerve reconstruction in his arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese last two weeks have been a very uncertain and unsettling time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis uncertainty remains as we still don\u2019t know the extent of his feeling, movement and function in both of his arms, wrists and hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis will only be identified after casts and bandages are able to be removed and he can begin his rehabilitation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHis rehabilitation journey is uncertain but we do know that it won\u2019t be a short process. The money that has been donated so far has been used to pay for our expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The update continued: \u201cWe are both currently away from work and the time in which this will need to be the case is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have a newborn baby to look after, mortgage to pay for and other expenses including our car, food and bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe donations have helped ease the pressure of these expenses so we are extremely grateful to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFurther donations will be used to support our son\u2019s rehabilitation and to give back to the hospital who have helped us in many ways during this challenging time. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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