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| Stray goat goes wild at Carrickfergus shop | Stray goat goes wild at Carrickfergus shop |
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| A goat has head-butted a pensioner and jumped on cars after being refused entry to a County Antrim shop. | A goat has head-butted a pensioner and jumped on cars after being refused entry to a County Antrim shop. |
| Staff and customers ran for cover when the unusual visitor appeared at the doors of the Eurospar store in Carrickfergus on Saturday morning. | Staff and customers ran for cover when the unusual visitor appeared at the doors of the Eurospar store in Carrickfergus on Saturday morning. |
| The shop manager told BBC News NI the stray goat charged at one of his regular customers, named Billy. | The shop manager told BBC News NI the stray goat charged at one of his regular customers, named Billy. |
| He said the goat "butted" Billy in the back before he managed to drag the pensioner into the shop for safety. | He said the goat "butted" Billy in the back before he managed to drag the pensioner into the shop for safety. |
| "We had to trail him inside," the manager said, but added that the pensioner was not injured. | "We had to trail him inside," the manager said, but added that the pensioner was not injured. |
| 'Got to be kidding!' | 'Got to be kidding!' |
| In the forecourt of the shop, the goat got up on its hind legs and jumped on two cars, one belonging to a customer and another to a staff member. | In the forecourt of the shop, the goat got up on its hind legs and jumped on two cars, one belonging to a customer and another to a staff member. |
| Speaking to the Carrickfergus Times newspaper, the manager said: "I was on my own in the store at around 6.20am and thought it was the bread man knocking." | Speaking to the Carrickfergus Times newspaper, the manager said: "I was on my own in the store at around 6.20am and thought it was the bread man knocking." |
| He looked up and saw the goat outside the door, adding: "It seemed to want to break into the shop and it was staring straight at me." | He looked up and saw the goat outside the door, adding: "It seemed to want to break into the shop and it was staring straight at me." |
| The manager described how the goat began eating flower baskets outside the shop on Victoria Road and then frightened staff and customers as they tried to get into the building. | The manager described how the goat began eating flower baskets outside the shop on Victoria Road and then frightened staff and customers as they tried to get into the building. |
| "It was into the baskets eating all the plants and running round the car park, I thought: 'you've got to be kidding me!'" | "It was into the baskets eating all the plants and running round the car park, I thought: 'you've got to be kidding me!'" |
| He said one customer tried to use the ATM when she spotted the goat and ran back to her car. | He said one customer tried to use the ATM when she spotted the goat and ran back to her car. |
| Another customer shouted a warning to a member of staff who was walking in to the shop to start work. | Another customer shouted a warning to a member of staff who was walking in to the shop to start work. |
| The manager said his employee replied: "Yeah, right" But when she spotted the goat she dived in to the customer's car for cover. | |
| The incident ended when a man, believed to be the goat's owner, arrived at the shop and dragged the goat off by the horns. | The incident ended when a man, believed to be the goat's owner, arrived at the shop and dragged the goat off by the horns. |