October 3, 200817 yr An “expressionless” seven-year-old boy broke into a zoo, bludgeoned to death giant lizards and fed them – and other live animals - to a crocodile named Terry in Outback Australia this week. Zookeepers were horrified when they arrived at work on Wednesday morning to see Terry, an 11-foot long saltwater crocodile, feasting on his fellow showcase reptilians at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in the Northern Territory. At first they thought the animals, including the zoo’s favourite, metre-long, 20-year-old goanna, had escaped from their outdoor pens and accidentally become breakfast for Terry - the local zoo’s prize attraction. But further investigation uncovered CCTV footage of the local boy’s horrific 35-minute killing spree which began when he scaled the fence of the zoo, located in the centre of Alice Springs, a popular tourist destination town in central Australia, just before 8am on Wednesday morning. The blank-faced boy, who had evaded security cameras because of his slight size, then began his deadly rampage, smashing rocks on the heads of the reptiles and throwing them and other live animals into the crocodile enclosure, according to the zoo’s director Rex Neindorf. The boy killed 13 animals in total, including a large turtle, bearded dragons, goannas and lizards including Thorny Devils and Western Blue tongues, which are hard to find in captivity. “It’s absolutely devastating for us, we’re just horrified,” Mr Neindorf told Times Online today. “The goanna was 20 years old, she was an absolute doll.” The boy was so brazen he even climbed over an outer fence to get a closer look at the action. “He was lucky because if he got in there with the goanna, she would have torn him to pieces,” Mr Neindorf said. Police were called and questioned the boy, who comes from a family well known in the local area, but because of his age they are unable to do anything. According to Northern Territory law, children under 10 are not liable for criminal offences. “I thought for the sheer consequences of what he did that there would have to be some severe punishment, but he’s only seven, they can’t do anything to kids under 10,” Mr Neindorf said. “We’re going to see what we can do, maybe try and sue the family in the civil court, we’ll look down that avenue.” According to Mr Neindorf, the “nasty” boy’s brother was part of a group who attacked Terry the crocodile about five years ago. He said they often get kids trying to throw rocks at the animal enclosures from a nearby hill, but this incident is the worst that has happened in the history of the zoo. “He will just get worse and worse and worse, by the time he’s 10 he will be a hardened criminal,” Mr Neindorf said of the boy. The Alice Springs Reptile Centre is in central Australia, almost 300 miles from Uluru (Ayres Rock), and has 200 animals on display, including Perentie Goanna, Frill Neck Lizards, Thorny Devils, pythons, taipans and death adders, and, of course, Terry, the 440-pound salt-water crocodile. Earlier this week Scottish-born Vietnam veteran Arthur Booker disappeared while camping in a remote part of north-eastern Queensland. A three-day search uncovered nothing but his sandals and wrist watch. He is thought to have been taken by a salt-water crocodile. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article4874657.ece
October 3, 200817 yr I don't know why but this is hilarious to me. Lord, forgive me for laughing at the misfortune of reptiles at the hands of 7 year olds.
October 18, 200817 yr They should feed him to the croc, when you have animals that you've loved and cared for, for so long it's devastating when something like that happens:cry:
October 18, 200817 yr :(, what on earth is wrong with people. that boy better have been sent to his room.
October 18, 200817 yr :(, what on earth is wrong with people. that boy better have been sent to his room. :laugh3: Brilliant!! In other words, I guess you're trying to say he should be "crocked up"!!:P
October 18, 200817 yr :laugh3: Brilliant!! In other words, I guess you're trying to say he should be "crocked up"!!:P lol. seems like an odd story, I mean why on earth does a seven year old child do such things??:angry:
October 18, 200817 yr Hmm... a well known family... Where I come from that means the family down the road who have tyre fires burning in their garden just to piss off the police.
October 18, 200817 yr Hmm... a well known family... Where I come from that means the family down the road who have tyre fires burning in their garden just to piss off the police. Otherwise known as "Chavs"!!:P
October 19, 200817 yr Actually... it reminds me of Zelda, when you chase those chicken things around with a sword then they turn around and CHASE you!
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