By Jonathan Samuels, Australia correspondent

An Australian court has heard the bizarre case of a goat which destroyed a flowerbed - and has found in favour of the peckish animal.
Gary the goat was accused of eating flowers outside Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art and his owner James Dezarnaulds, was fined \$440 (£295) by police.
However, the comedian, also known as Jimbo Bazoobi, contested the fine.
As he delivered his version of events to the magistrate his sidekick waited nervously outside court surrounded by reporters and photographers.
Magistrate Carolyn Barkell said the accused had been eating the flowers when police arrived.
"I accept that he did eat garden plants," she said.
However, she said there was no evidence Mr Bazoobi took Gary there with the intention of vandalising vegetation.
"He may have preferred to have an ice cream," she said.
Gary's lawyer Paul McGirr told the court police had issued the wrong infringement notice because it related to a person and not a goat.
He also said it could not be proved that Mr Bazoobi put Gary up to the act.
"We can't guess what he might have been whispered in his goat ear," he said.
Mr Bazoobi tours Australia with Gary and told reporters he bought him for a case of beer last year.
Speaking after the verdict Mr Bazoobi said: "Gary's name has been cleared of all this slander. He was simply eating and I want to thank everyone for coming down here.
"Gary the goat taught the cops a valuable lesson today, don’t bite off more than you can chew."

Mr McGirr said: "Think about the waste of taxpayers' money that has been spent on prosecuting a person because a goat is eating some grass or some vegetation.
"I've always been an advocate that all police should be out doing real police work. I'd also like to know what other police who are working hard would think about their colleague actually writing a ticket to someone whose goat is feeding."
The magistrate dismissed Mr Bazoobi's application for the Crown to pay his legal costs but cancelled his fine.
[b]Gary was not required to give evidence and made no comment on the verdict.[/b]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/australia-gary-goat-overturns-conviction-101840143.html

I thought it was only in naija that police officers arrest goats.

I guess they learnt from the Osun State Environmental Agency...

Funny stuff.

I hope this is not a satire.

LOL...

Gary the goat

I hope people will not insult the nigerian police.

Maxymilliano: Gary the goat

this would be nice for a hollywood movie u know.

BedLam: this would be nice for a hollywood movie u know.

GARRI (x7):
I guess they learnt from the Osun State Environmental Agency...

Trespassing is an offence and it doesn't have to be human or animals.

Thought goats are arrested only in Osun

The goat was doing what comes naturally.

Dis is damn stupid!!!!!

I tot it was only in Naija that we had f.o.o.l.i.s.h p.o.olicemen. I think this foolishness is a global phenomenom

Nigerian Police, I hereby apologize for insulting you earlier . I didn't know arresting animals was a global practice .

Richfella: Nigerian Police, I hereby apologize for insulting you earlier . I didn't know arresting animals was a global practice .

lol

Oyibo Una no go kill person!i hope say no be "GARY" NEVILLE OF MAN U?

free13: I thought it was only in naija that police officers arrest goats.

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How was the goat able to write a statement?

Funny sha

[size=25pt]it happened in Nigeria too... the goats died in custody - i forgot the link where i saw the news can anyone help me here... NA WAH ..[/size]

Wot wuld they av done 2 d goat if he lost d case Wot wuld they av done 2 d goat if he lost d case

Rexsul: Wot wuld they av done 2 d goat if he lost d case Wot wuld they av done 2 d goat if he lost d case

shylock tinz, pay with a pound of flesh. Or all the flesh he had

Wuld they put d goat in d midst of human being inside d prison ?

Parnassuss:

shylock tinz, pay with a pound of flesh. Or all the flesh he had

Gary the goat pepper soup

dnawah: Gary the goat pepper soup

chei.........

free13: I thought it was only in naija that police officers arrest goats.

@free13 You can now see its not only in naija. Infact the Australians are just catching up. In these area naija is "well developed" and the Aussies "developing".
To those that think its a joke, it wasn't. I watched it live on a news channel!

We still have colonial mentality reading some comments here.!!

Nobody own this world, we all own it together.

We dont need OYINBO to validate our practices!!!!!

We should be able to think and act for ourself.

Now it took a goat arrested in Australia for us to believe our Osun Police were not acting stupily!

AFRICANS wake up! We can shape the world as we see fit.

"Gary the goat shall not be used as a scape goat." thank God he won!!