A goat is facing seven years in prison.

Goat facing seven years in prison

Goat facing seven years in prison

The farm animal - which has been referred to as a ''repeat offender'' - was arrested in Chhattisgarh, central India after he was caught grazing on his neighbour's lawn and is now facing over half a decade behind bars for the bizarre ''crime.''

Mr Hassan, who owns the goat, told the Indian Express newspaper: ''My goat scaled the boundary wall again and ate flowers and vegetables from the garden. It was taken to the police station and then the police also brought me in.''

A policeman added: ''The goat used to eat plants from its neighbour's garden. They complained about this several times but the owner didn't listen. The watchman has given a written complaint and the goat is in custody.''