Woman left cockerel with brain damage after it woke her up at 3am
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA woman lashed at at a cockerel and left it with brain damage when it woke her up at 3am, a court has heard. Caroline Smith left Eddy unconscious after he crowed in the middle of the night.
Manchester Magistrates Court heard that the 52-year-old was woken up at 3am by this. Smith believed that her neighbour had agreed to get rid of the black araucana cross but had not.
A neighbour saw Smith trying to strangle Eddy and hit him with a boat fender. This knocked the bird unconscious with the neighbour rushing Eddy to the vets. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Blood was found around the bird's nostrils and the vet found it had suffered a brain injury.
The vet also said it was not possible to determine if permanent brain damage had occurred or whether Eddy had been left with a disability.
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