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Mark Russell

Grandad sorry for tossing beloved chook to alligator

Peter Smith apologised to sanctuary staff after watching an alligator kill a chook he'd tossed over. (Mark Russell/AAP PHOTOS)

A grandfather watched on as he sated an alligator's appetite with a much-loved chicken known as Betty White, but afterwards apologised to wildlife sanctuary staff.

Peter Smith reached over a concrete rock wall at the regional NSW sanctuary and grabbed the white Chinese silkie bantam chook before putting it inside his shirt, court documents reveal.

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