Criminal in the making

I was shocked to read this news, really shocked. The boy is a criminal in the making, or should I say, a born criminal. UNBELIEVABLE. Poor lizards and other animals.... Minding their own business peacefully in the zoo and came this little devil and ended their lives. SHOCKING.

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Boy, 7, fed live zoo animals to crocodileBy Rebekah Cavanagh
October 03, 2008 10:07am
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Boy, 7, breaks into reptile farm
Feeds main exhibits to resident croc
Too young to be prosecuted

A SEVEN-year-old boy broke into a reptile farm and smiled as he fed 10 live reptiles, the farm's main exhibits, to the resident crocodile.

He also bludgeoned three lizards to death in their pens, The Northern Territory News reported.

Police cannot charge the boy because of his age.

Security camera video footage shows every move of the youngster's 35-minute rampage through the Alice Springs Reptile Centre just after 8am on Wednesday.

One CCTV image shows him with a big smile on his face as he watches the saltie splash around its pool as it attacks a northern blue tongue lizard.

Centre director Rex Neindorf said the behaviour was "disgusting''.

"I'm just devastated at the age of the child and the fact no one wants to take responsibility,'' he said.

"The fact a seven-year-old can wreak so much havoc in such a short time, let alone even think of doing something like this, is unbelievable."

Mr Neindorf said - a turtle, four western blue tongue lizards, two bearded dragons, two thorny devils and a 1.8m adult female Spencer's goanna - were thrown into the jaws of the 200kg crocodile named Terry.

Another three lizards - a blue tongue and two thorny devils -were found dead after being "brutally bludgeoned''.

Mr Neindorf said the boy was lucky he did not also become Terry's dinner.

"The croc could have easily taken him from the landing he was standing on,'' he said.

Police spoke to the boy and his mother yesterday but cannot press charges because he is too young.