The man used a flashlight 'to scare the chickens', causing the birds to crowd into a corner and crush one another to death.
The curious case began in April last year when the man, surnamed Gu, was upset that his neighbour, surnamed Zhong, chopped down his trees without informing him.
In retaliation, Gu, who is from Hengyang county in China’s south central Hunan province, sneaked into Zhong’s chicken farm at night on several occasions. It was unclear what Gu’s intention was, but the court at Hengyang county heard that on one night, Gu used a flashlight “to scare the chickens”, according to state-owned China Daily newspaper.
This was said to have caused the birds to crowd into a corner, causing 460 of them to crush one another to death.This made him more furious and he returned to Zhong’s farm again to repeat his actions, this time resulting in the deaths of 640 chickens.The court said Gu’s actions were intentional and sentenced him to six months’ jail with one year probation, taking into account the fact that the man has shown remorse for his behaviour.
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