Breaking news from the Antipodes. A man has been accused of assault, using a hedgehog as a weapon. Police say William Singalargh, 27, threw the hedgehog at a 15 year old boy in the New Zealand town of Whakatane. It hit the victim in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks, said a police spokesman. The hedgehog was dead when it was found, but it is unclear if it was alive when thrown. Mr Singalargh denies the allegations. No charges have yetbeen laid against Singlalargh yet, nobody is sure if throwing hedgehogs (dead or alive) is actually a crime.
A strange way to settle a dispute. Still, when you remember N.Z. is the country that invented bungee jumping and other shit-your-pants things to do for fun on a Sunday afternoon, perhaps a hedgehog throwing duel is not so strange after all.
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