Crocodile hunter's widow sued over 'unpaid zoo debts'
An Australian judge has ruled against the widow of “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin in the first stage of a case seeking more than €1.56m in allegedly unpaid debts.
Debt recovery agency Alyssa Treasury Services is suing Australia Zoo, the wildlife park that was operated by Irwin, and the star’s widow, Terri, for debts allegedly owned to various banks.
Judge Maree Kennedy of the County Court in southern Victoria state where the suit was filed ruled against Terri Irwin’s application that the case be heard in the northern state of Queensland, where she lives at the zoo.
Irwin, 44, died in 2006 after being struck in the chest by the stingray’s barb while he was filming a documentary in Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef.
