Assault With A Hedgehog?

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Check out this latest gem from Breitbart(AP) — Uhhh… Only in New Zealand, I suppose:

A New Zealand man accused of assault with prickly weapon—a hedgehog—has been fined by a court and ordered to pay most of his fine to his teenage victim.
Whakatane District Court was told Thursday that William Singalargh picked up the hedgehog and threw it several yards to hit a 15-year-old boy in the North Island east coast town of Whakatane on Feb. 9.

Police told the court the unusual assault weapon had hit the victim in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks. The teen did not need medical treatment.

ASPCA Alert:

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.

Now we have an injured teen AND a dead hedgehog. Lucky for the hedgehog, however. If he had made it out alive, he likely would have been sued by the boy’s parents.