Blind Tyrone man caught in cattle barn with rubber glove and broom shaft

This is the blind man caught by a farmer in a cattle barn wearing a balaclava, a vet’s rubber inspection glove and carrying a wooden brush shaft.

The completely bizarre incident came to light last week at Omagh Crown Court where 44-year-old Anthony Morris of Bradkeel Road in Plumbridge was found guilty of intending to cause damage to cattle and theft following a one day trial.

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While he was being held, Morris, who had a torch strapped to his head and was also carrying blue rope and a pen knife, put on a foreign accent and said: “Me-me-steal-ear-tags. Me-me-look-at-tags.”

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During his trial, Morris came up with a host of weird and wonderful excuses for his actions in the cattle barn.

Morris’ crazy claims included:

* his balaclava, made from the leg of old tracksuit bottoms, was a “face warmer” he had lifted by mistake instead of a woollen cap;
* the wooden shaft was to help him keep his balance because medication made him dizzy;
* the rubber glove was already in the body warmer and he used it to clean fungi out of a water barrel; and
* he always carries a pen knife to open food for his 17 cats.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/blind-tyrone-man-caught-in-cattle-barn-with-rubber-glove-and-broom-shaft-29152517.html

Yeah...I have no idea.