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.”
In Aus we have a show called “Police 10-7”, It’s like COPS but set in New Zealand and instead of Ghettos they have the type of criminals that would throw a hedgehog. Plus that NZ accent is awesome.
If you cant get enough of the NZ accent just google for vids of “weather angels”. It’s weather but sexy (sort of). And it uses the term NIPPLEoMETER!!!
New Zealand man fined for using hedgehog to assault teenager
New Zealand man fined for using hedgehog to assault teenager
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand man who assaulted a teen by hitting him with a spine-covered hedgehog has been fined by a court and ordered to pay most of his fine to his victim.
Whakatane District Court was told Thursday that William Singalargh picked up the hedgehog, a small prickly-backed animal similar to the porcupine, and threw it several metres at a 15-year-old boy in the North Island east coast town of Whakatane on Feb. 9.
Police said the teen was hit in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks. The injury did not require medical treatment.
Singalargh was convicted of common assault and offensive behaviour following a defended hearing. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
He was fined a total of $545, of which $389 were paid to his victim.
A more serious charge of assault with a weapon - the hedgehog - was dropped. The maximum penalty for that charge is five years in prison.
It was not known whether the hedgehog was dead or alive at the time of the attack, but Senior Sgt. Bruce Jenkins said earlier that it was dead when collected as evidence.