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Why The Police Arrested A Goat In Sunyani In 1975

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In a publication dated October 3, 1975, the Daily Graphic reported the arrest of a female goat by officers of the Ghana Police Servi, Sunyani, for the offence of snatching and chewing up money which a housewife was holding.

According to the report, the two-cedi note which the goat chewed up, deprived a family of six food for 24 hours as the said amount was to cater for the family’s feeding.

A police spokesperson is reported to have narrated that the incident occurred “when the housewife was handing the money to her maid to shop for the day’s food. The goat reportedly snatched the money, chewed and swallowed it.”

According to the report, a person described as a “Good Samaritan” came to the rescue of the family, including a three-month-old baby, by giving them ¢20 for their upkeep.

The police, however, said it was waiting to claim the money from the owner of the goat if the owner reports to reclaim it (the goat).

Read the October 3, 1975 publication by Daily Graphic below:

A SHE-GOAT, which deprived a family of six of food for 24 hours when it snatched a two-cedi note from a Sunyani housewife, is being held by the Sunyani police.

A police spokesman said the owner of the goat would be asked to refund the money when it is claimed.

The spokesman said the incident occurred when the housewife was handing the money to her maid to shop for the day’s food. The goat reportedly snatched the money, chewed and swallowed it.

The woman, whose husband is away on trek, has been given ¢20 by a person described as a Good Samaritan for the up-keep of her family. which includes a three-month-old baby boy.

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

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