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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand man who assaulted a teen by hitting him with a spine-covered hedgehog has been fined by a court and ordered to pay most of his fine to his victim.
Whakatane District Court was told Thursday that William Singalargh picked up the hedgehog, a small prickly- backed animal similar to the porcupine, and threw it several yards at a 15-year-old boy on Feb. 9.
Police said the teen was hit in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks. The injury did not require medical treatment.
