A man and woman have both appeared in court over the alleged theft of a pygmy goat.
The people in question were 28 year old Sally Ann Finnegan, and 20 year old Willy McDonagh who were both charged with the theft of a three-week-old pygmy goat on 15 June last year. The animal is said to be of "of unknown value, belonging to Tannaghmore Animal Farm".
Ms Finnegan of Enniskeen in Craigavon and Mr McDonagh, who is from Molesworth Street in Cookstown, confirmed in court that they understood the charge, while a police officer gave their evidence that the pair could be connected with the offence.
At the time of the incident, the PSNI outlined in a social media post how the goat was stolen from Tannaghmore Animal Farm in Co Armagh, but had been recovered and safely reunited with its mother.
"Following enquiries by officers, two suspects were identified, arrested and subsequently charged to court for theft," the post read at the time, "we're delighted to see this little one back where it belongs. Thank you to everyone who assisted with the investigation".
In court, prosecution counsel said that they had applied for a four week adjournment, explaining that there were fears for the baby pygmy goat's safety, as it was still being fed from its mother at the time.
Calling this as an "unusual case", Deputy District Judge, Joe Rice released the pair on bail, adjourning the case until August 7.
