In a bizarre case, a sheep in South Sudan has been sentenced to jail for three years after it was found guilty of killing a woman.

According to Sudan’s Eye Radio, the ram was taken into police custody in South Sudan earlier this month after it attacked 45-year-old Adhieu Chaping.  

News reports indicate that the ram had headbutted Ms Chaping repeatedly, leading to the woman’s death because of injuries to her ribs. The ram was apprehended and taken into custody at a Police Station in Maleng Agok Payam.

An officer, speaking to the media, explained that the owner was innocent and “the ram is the one who perpetrated the crime so it deserves to be arrested then later on the case shall be forwarded to customary court where the case can be handed amicably.”

Local media reports indicate that the ram will be spending the next three years in a military camp in Aduel County headquarters in Sudan’s Lakes State.  – ndtv.com