NZ man 'used hedgehog as weapon'

[mum2A&L]

taken from the bbc website:

A man in New Zealand has been charged with using a hedgehog as a weapon, the New Zealand Herald has reported.

Police said William Singalargh, 27, had hurled the hedgehog about 5m (16ft) at a 15-year-old boy.

"It hit the victim in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks," said Senior Sgt Bruce Jenkins, in the North Island town of Whakatane.

It was unclear whether the hedgehog was still alive when it was thrown, though it was dead when collected as evidence.

The police spokesman said the suspect was arrested "for assault with a weapon, namely the hedgehog."

Mr Singalargh is due to appear in court on 17 April. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.

its currently the most emailed story on the bbc site!!

 

[Sandi4Paul]

poor hedgehog.

SAndi

 

[zebrastripes]

poor hedgehog.....I hope it was already dead when thrown..then i can feel less guilty about laughing when I first read it

 

[Slinky Sarah]

its ok zebra..ill admit i just laughed and never thought of that!

thats gotta be the funiest thing iv heard today (i do hope the hedgehog was dead first though!)

 

[Squiglet]

OMG the title made me lol

 

[MagicMarkers]

lol definately not something i thought id ever read !!

 

[Lola's Mummy]

That is one of the strangest things i've read!