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Investigation after up to 40 hospital staff access crocodile attack boy's records

BBC News · Jun 26, 2026, 5:43 AM

Key takeaways

  • Sam Read/BBCImage caption, The three-year-old was left with serious injuries after the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst in Cambridgeshire.
  • The three-year-old boy, who is now in a stable condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, was attacked in the enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst near Huntingdon.
  • Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) said it was exploring if there were legitimate reasons for the records to be accessed and it had referred itself to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

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Sam Read/BBCImage caption, The three-year-old was left with serious injuries after the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst in Cambridgeshire. A hospital has launched an investigation after the medical details of a child seriously injured in a crocodile pit were accessed by up to 40 members of staff.

The three-year-old boy, who is now in a stable condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, was attacked in the enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst near Huntingdon.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) said it was exploring if there were legitimate reasons for the records to be accessed and it had referred itself to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

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