A New Zealand man has been convicted for assaulting a teenager with a hedgehog after asking him if he wanted to "wear a hedgehog helmet". William Singalargh (27) was fined for assault and offensive behaviour by a court in the east coast North Island city of Whakatane after a more serious charge of assault with a weapon — the hedgehog — was dropped.
Hurling a hedgehog at a teenager has landed a New Zealand man a date in court, a report said. William Singalargh picked up the animal and threw it about 5m at a 15-year-old in the eastern North Island town of Whakatane in February, the <i>Herald on Sunday</i> reported.