Hedgehog used in attack on teenager

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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, hurled the hedgehog, similar to the one pictured here, at a 15-year-old boy.

‘It hit the victim in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks,’ Senior Sgt. Bruce Jenkins, in the North Island town of Whakatane, told the Herald.

It was unclear whether the hedgehog was still alive when it was thrown; it was dead when collected as evidence.

The police spokesman said the suspect was arrested ‘for assault with a weapon, namely the hedgehog.’

Singalargh is due to appear in court next Thursday. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.

-- Francisco Vara-Orta