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  "textContent": "A three-year-old boy is now in a stable condition after being thrown into a crocodile pit (Picture: Newsquest / SWNS)\n\nThe hospital records of a three-year-old boy seriously injured after he was thrown into a crocodile pit at a zoo in Cambridge were accessed by 40 members of staff.\n\nAn investigation has been launched after the boy was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, where up to 40 staff accessed his medical details.\n\nThe boy remains in a stable condition after he was thrown into the crocodile pit while visiting Johnsons of Old Hurst near Huntingdon with his family.\n\nHe reportedly suffered a broken arm and pelvis after falling into the enclosure, with hero staff members rescuing him.\n\nA 30-year-old man has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of attempted murder.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nCambridge University Hospitals said they were exploring why so many people accessed the victim’s records, and has referred itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office.\n\nThe boy remains in a stable condition after he was thrown into the crocodile pit while visiting Johnsons of Old Hurst near Huntingdon with his family (Picture: James Linsell Clark/SWNS)\n\nThey said: ‘We have strict policies in place to safeguard patient data and we take any breach extremely seriously.\n\n‘Where any member of staff is found to have accessed patient records without legitimate clinical or operational reasons we take robust disciplinary action, including dismissal.\n\n‘As part of our response to any breach, we notify both the ICO and apologise to patients and their families affected.’\n\nMeanwhile the suspect was found unfit for interview and bailed until September 18.\n\nA source told The Sun that the suspect has hearing difficulties and has two carers who, according to a witness, were ‘on their phones’ when he allegedly attacked the child.\n\nA mum who was at the zoo at the time said: ‘I don’t know if it was definitely him but I saw one bloke of a bigger build; he had two carers with him and they weren’t paying him much attention.\n\n‘If it was him, his carers were maybe ten metres behind him and not paying much attention.\n\n‘They were English and chatting among themselves and on their phones.’\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Hospital staff accessed records 40 times of boy thrown into crocodile pit"
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