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NZ man 'used hedgehog as weapon'
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| 07 Apr 2008
| BBC
Posted on 04/07/2008 10:42:59 AM PDT by BGHater
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.
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: hedgehog; newzealand; weapon
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To: blackie; ErnBatavia
,,, very rarely I’ll see a hedgehog in daylight. They’re nocturnal. I’ve never seen anyone throwing one. Most commonly their chosen way of death is by being run over by cars. The little suckers are known to carry all sorts of diseases.
To: Titan Magroyne
*up to the reader to determine if I mean Ron Jeremy or the poor deceased little hedgehog*"It hit the victim in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks"
Either one could leave a large, red welt....but I don't think Jeremy would leave puncture marks.
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04/07/2008 5:43:38 PM PDT
by
SC Swamp Fox
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To: SC Swamp Fox
By *my* reckoning, if it has a mind of its own, it *might* just have teeth too. ;o)
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posted on
04/07/2008 6:43:39 PM PDT
by
Titan Magroyne
("Shorn, dumb and bleating is no way to go through life, son." Yeah, close enough.)
To: shaggy eel; ErnBatavia
Opossums (we call 'em possums) are the leaders in becoming road kill here in Oregon, they are also nocturnal.
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posted on
04/08/2008 8:04:57 AM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: blackie
Nocturnal, very slow moving generally and incredibly slow witted... the perfect combination for road kill.
To: lonevoice
They are freaky little buggers, had a friend that had one as a pet.
To: BGHater
When Hedgehogs are outlawed only outlaws will have hedgehogs.
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posted on
04/08/2008 8:15:49 AM PDT
by
WesternPacific
(I am tired of voting for the lesser of two evils!)
To: BGHater
Cutest. Hedgehog. Ever.
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To: synchron
....or the (overripe) banana/grape. :D
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posted on
04/08/2008 8:42:19 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you...our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
To: Calvin Locke
LOL! ....kinda like WHACK! THE GOPHER.
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posted on
04/08/2008 8:44:00 AM PDT
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skinkinthegrass
(just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you...our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
To: lonevoice
I actually had to learn something to respond to your comment. The hedgehog is an insectivore, and not a rodent. Who knew?!?....for a time there; hedgehogs (& honey-gliders) were sold (here) in an CKY pets shop....food: meal-worms...some baby-food/whole fruit...respectively
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posted on
04/08/2008 8:50:54 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you...our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
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