Two teenage boys are charged after police allege they broke into Perth Zoo and struck a crocodile with a metal pole. The offences are described as occurring during after-hours access to the enclosure.
Police say the boys cut locks to reach the crocodile area, then entered and hit the animal. Several outlets report one or both boys used a metal pole as part of the alleged attack. One report also describes the crocodile as about 4.5 metres long and says the teens taunted it before striking it.
Media accounts also describe the legal process, with police attending two properties and taking the teenagers into custody. They subsequently appear in court facing the charges. Across outlets, the core allegation is consistent—break-in, lock-cutting, and hitting the crocodile with a metal pole—while details such as the crocodile’s length and whether taunting is alleged are presented with slightly more specificity by some publishers.
