Wombat

**Sawyer Reynolds** · 28th March 2008, 21:40

Truly incredible..

A NZ man who rang emergency services claiming he'd been left speaking Australian as a result of rape by a wombat has been sentenced to 75 hours' community service, stuff.co.nz reports.
Nelson District Court heard earlier this week how on the afternoon of 11 February, 48-year-old orchard worker Arthur Ross Cradock initially phoned the police communications centre threatening to "smash the filth" if they came to his Motueka home, but confirmed he had an emergency.

A second call revealed the exact nature of the crisis when Cradock told the operator: "I've been raped by a wombat."
Cradock requested police intervention, but shortly after called for a third time to cancel. He said: "I'll retract the rape complaint from the wombat, because he's pulled out. Apart from speaking Australian now, I'm pretty all right you know, I didn't hurt my bum at all.''
Cradock was subsequently charged with "using a phone for a fictitious purpose". Police prosecutor Sergeant Chris Stringer told the court "alcohol had played a big part in [his] life", although defence lawyer Michael Vesty claimed booze "was not a problem that day".
Judge Richard Russell unsurprisingly admitted he was "not quite sure what motivated Cradock to make those statements to the police", and in sentencing warned the defendant "not to do it again". ®

**Duncan** · 28th March 2008, 22:18

http://forum.vectra-c.com/showthread.php?t=44556

**Sawyer Reynolds** · 28th March 2008, 22:20

Now I feel as though I've been raped by a wombat. Sorry!

**Steel** · 28th March 2008, 22:23

This sudden interest in Wombats worries me.....

**Sawyer Reynolds** · 28th March 2008, 22:25

To be fair, if I'm going to post something like this I'll normally do a quick forum search to double check. Never in a million years did I think someone else would've posted a story about wombat rape!

**Penfold101** · 28th March 2008, 22:44

I told you - everyone does a wombat rape search on here...

**Duncan** · 28th March 2008, 23:07

Originally Posted by Steel

This sudden interest in Wombats worries me.....

Originally Posted by Sawyer Reynolds

To be fair, if I'm going to post something like this I'll normally do a quick forum search to double check. Never in a million years did I think someone else would've posted a story about wombat rape!

Originally Posted by Penfold101

I told you - everyone does a wombat rape search on here...

Now I'm worried about you and Sawyer!