A man in China was marked by unusual misconduct: a vindictive citizen frightened a neighbor’s chickens at night and caused serious material damage to him, reports CNN.
According to the publication, the criminal case occurred in April 2022: a vindictive man scared chickens at night.
“The incident occurred after a quarrel between Gu and neighbor Zhong. The defendant’s neighbor cut down trees on his property without asking,” Chinese media write. The Hengyang District Court of Hunan Province in central China found that Gu, who wanted revenge, repeatedly made his way to the neighbor’s poultry farm at night in response. The avenger had a flashlight with him, with which he shone and frightened the birds, driving them to panic.
On one of these nights, frightened chickens huddled in a corner: 500 individuals died in a stampede. Gu was detained by the police and ordered to pay compensation of 3,000 yuan to his neighbor. However, the chicken nightmare didn’t stop there. Gu sneaked into the site again and scared the hell out of another 640 individuals.”
The total amount of damage caused to a neighbor, the Chinese court estimated at 13,840 yuan. The culprit was sentenced to six months in prison with one year of probation. The verdict was passed taking into account the remorse of the accused for his deed.