September 18, 2026 — 5:02pm

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A 16-year-old boy accused of breaking into Perth Zoo last weekend and being involved in the bashing of a crocodile has been living a transient life in care “for a long time” a court has been told, which likely led to repeat alleged offending.

The teenager and his 17-year-old alleged co-offender have been accused of breaking into the zoo on Sunday night and cutting the locks to the saltwater crocodile enclosure.

It is alleged the 16-year-old shone his phone torch at the crocodile, named Dangalabba, leading the…

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