Child Goes On Crazy Zoo Rampage
Holycrap! A seven year old boy broke into the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in Australia, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile, and bashed several lizards to death with a rock.
The thirty minute rampage, caught on the zoo’s security camera, happened early Wednesday after the boy jumped a security fence.
The child then went on a killing spree, bashing three lizards to death with a rock, including the zoo’s beloved, twenty year old goanna, which he then fed to “Terry,” an eleven foot, four hundred and forty pound saltwater crocodile.
The boy also fed several live animals to Terry by throwing them over the two fences surrounding the crocodile’s enclosure, at one point climbing over the outer fence to get closer to the giant reptile.
That is unbelievable!
By the time he was done, thirteen animals worth around $5,500 had been killed, including a turtle, bearded dragons, and thorny devil lizards. Although none were considered rare, some are difficult to replace.
Alice Springs police said they are unable to press charges against the boy because of his age. Children under age ten can’t be charged with criminal offenses in the Northern Territory. His name was not released because of his age.
The centre plans to sue the boy’s parents.
The boy’s small size is probably the reason he didn’t trip the zoo’s security system, which relies on sensors to detect intruders.
[CBS 3.com - Young Boy Goes On Zoo Rampage; Feeds Croc]
October 3rd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
this is horrible, where were the parents?