AN aggressive rooster has been blamed for the tragic death of a rural Australian woman, who succumbed after losing too much blood when pecked on a varicose vein.
Reported last month in the Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology journal, the "fatal rooster attack" occurred while the unfortunate lady was in the process of collecting eggs from her chicken coop.
An autopsy revealed two small, deep cuts on her leg, one of which was above a large varicose vein and led to a "significant haemorrhage".
Co-author Roger Byard from the University of Adelaide said the case highlighted "the vulnerability of elderly folk with varicose veins to minor trauma, even from a rooster peck".
Neighbours of a vegan woman in Perth have been battling legal action over complaints they are deliberately trying to bother her by barbecuing meat and fish in their back yard.
The Supreme Court of Western Australia considered the case brought by Cilla Carden, which also cited annoyances over the family's children playing basketball.
Channel Nine quoted her as saying "it's deliberate...all I can smell is fish," but the court disagreed, dismissing the case.
The issue had already been considered by the WA State Administrative Tribunal, which ruled the neighbours were simply "living in their back yard and their home as a family."
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