MrMeanGreen Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- 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 yards 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 behavior following a defended hearing. He had pleaded innocent 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. I found this funny for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam1647545489 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Ban hedgehogs in Ohio, the are vicious animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Only when being used as a tactical air weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam1647545489 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Hypno Toad........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Everybody loves him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Most definitely the hedgehog's fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Fucking Sonic...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb296/PlumberMario/u7.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EM1 2ENVY Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 this is rediclous. funny but just dumb lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 LOL! I coulda sworn I read this story a couple months ago. I remember the article quoted a cop saying "hedgehogs aren't known to be a common weapon" or some stupid shit like that, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODoyle Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I laughed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Ha! Gonna drop a poison toad in your mouth while you sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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