Hedgehog used in non-lethal assault

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A New Zealand man has been accused of assault with a prickly weapon -- a hedgehog.

Police allege that William Singalargh, 27, picked up the hedgehog and threw it at a 15-year-old boy in the North Island east coast town of Whakatane on February 9.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/newzealand.hedgehog.ap/index.html

[Hedgehog]

I heard Richard Gere was assaulted with a Hedgehog and not a gerbil as well...

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/celebrities/a/richard_gere.htm