Mom Charged With Attempted Murder After Dropping 3 Year Old Daughter Into Zoo’s Bear Pit
An alarming video shows the moment a 3-year-old girl was dropped into a bear pit at a zoo in Uzbekistan by her mom, who is now facing charges for attempted murder.
The sad footage from Tashkent reveals the child being dropped into a pit about 16 feet below the barrier as the bear, named Zuzu, walks past the kid, East2West News reported.
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Zookeepers were able to draw the bear into an enclosed part of the zoo before hurrying to save the little girl, who endured a concussion and cuts from the fall, according to the news outlet.
The mother has been incarcerated and faces a criminal case for attempted murder. If convicted she could spend 15 years behind bars.
“A young woman threw a little girl down into a brown bear’s enclosure, in front of all the visitors. It was completely unclear what her motive was,” a zoo spokeswoman shared.
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“Both the visitors and the staff of the zoo were trying to stop her but failed,” she said. “We are scared to even think how this would end if the bear were to react at the toddler as its prey.”
The spokeswoman continued: “Zuzu got slowly stood up, slowly got down the trench, walked towards the girl, sniffed her and walked back.”