There was non-political news coming from the National Capital yesterday, David Striegl 25, was jogging up Mt Ainslie in his lunch-hour when he had an encounter with a large kangaroo. He was king hit from nowhere and has a black eye to prove it. He didn't see him coming until it was too late - he heard something from his left side, turned around and the kangaroo swiped him across the face, leaving deep scratches. Then it threw a punch that knocked him out. Luckily a passing motorist spotted the unconscious man and took him to hospital where after a tetanus shot, he was allowed to go home. He's back in the office today with a new nickname - Skip.
Last year there was another unprovoked incident with a Kangaroo in Canberra in a home invasion. A nine footer terrified its owners when it came in the window and jumped on the owner and his wife who were in bed and gouged holes in their furniture. The owner, Mr Ettlin wrestled with the animal and finally dragged it out of the house. "My initial thought when I was half awake was: it's a llunatic ninja coming through the window" he said at the time.
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