{
  "id": 7494014,
  "title": "Teens allegedly broke into Perth Zoo and hit crocodile with metal pole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/teens-allegedly-broke-into-perth-zoo-and-hit-crocodile-with-metal-pole",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T06:18:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/perth-zoo-crocodile-hit-with-metal-pole/107156286"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Police say the teens, aged 16 and 17, allegedly cut the locks of a crocodile enclosure before striking the reptile on Sunday night.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Boys arrested for ‘breaking into Perth Zoo, bashing crocodile with pole’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/boys-arrested-for-breaking-into-perth-zoo-bashing-crocodile-with-pole",
        "published": "2026-09-15T06:16:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Boys arrested for ‘breaking into Perth Zoo, bashing crocodile with pole’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/boys-arrested-for-breaking-into-perth-zoo-bashing-crocodile-with-pole-7490469",
        "published": "2026-09-15T06:16:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}