He better have a good alibi:

A goat that gained international notoriety last year after getting married to a Sudanese man who indecently assaulted her has died after accidentally choking on a plastic bag.

The black and white goat called Rose swallowed the plastic bag while scavenging for scraps on the streets of Juba, a town in southern Sudan, it was reported today.

‘Accidentally’ choked. Yeah, right. I hope the police are checking Rose’s will to see who the beneficiary is. What the hell was the husband doing while his wife was out on the streets? Feet up with a beer, no doubt. Or blogging.

And what about the children?

Following the marriage Rose had a male kid…

No! Was it Randy Pan, the Goatboy? Alas not…

…but “not a human one”, Mr Rhodes [editor of the Juba Post] said.

I love the fact Mr Rhodes thought clarification was necessary. And who gets custody? Will the husband be able to take the child in or will it be too painful to be reminded of his late wife every day?

Update: The BBC have a book of condolence.

Update updated: It’s in no way an excuse but we’ve all been there:

The man involved confessed to the villagers that he was drunk when he mounted Rose and was not in his senses.

It’s true what they say: Men are from Mars and goats are from Venus.

Posted on May 4th, 2007 at 11:57 am

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