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Sun, 21 Jun 2026 Wowcher sorry for 'unacceptable' crocodile attack email

The firm's marketing email appeared to reference an incident involving a toddler at a zoo.
Wowcher apologizes for marketing email referencing crocodile attack on toddler The discount website sent an email with subject line "Snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catch a kid" after 3-year-old boy was attacked by a crocodile at a zoo in Cambridgeshire Boy is in critical but stable condition, staff pulled him from enclosure and he is being treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital Police arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder but he has been bailed as he was unfit for interview Wowcher says it was "extremely sorry" for the email's wording, which it describes as "unacceptable", and is reviewing its processes to prevent similar incidents in the future