Goat beheaded in satanic ritual
Brisbane, QLD (AU)Incident Date: Sunday, Oct 15, 2006
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged:
» Tracey Lee Arnold
» man
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
A woman accused of killing a goat during an alleged satanic ritual has faced a Brisbane court. Police found the body of a beheaded goat in a church at Bellbowrie in the city's west in mid-October 2006.
Tracey Lee Arnold, 25, faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning charged with entering premises, stealing an animal and injuring an animal.
Ms Arnold, of Corporoo, was not required to enter a plea and was bailed to reappear in the same court in January.
Her co-accused, a 27-year-old man, is due to face court Oct 31.
Case UpdatesA drunken Friday the 13th prank ended in the slaughter and decapitation of a goat on the altar of a church, a court was told today.
Tracey Lee Arnold, 26, of Coorparoo, today fronted Brisbane Magistrates Court for her part in a mock satanic sacrifice at Bellbowrie Community Church, west of Brisbane, on October 13 last year.
Arnold today pleaded guilty to injuring animals, stealing a stock animal, and entering premises and committing an indictable offence.
Her male co-accused failed to appear today.
The court was told Arnold had been drinking at a Friday the 13th party at Bellbowrie with four others when the group decided to conduct a mock satanic ritual.
Documents tendered to the court said the group drove to a property on Moggill Road, Pinjarra Hills and stole a goat - named Maddie - which was grazing at the front of the property.
A group of four then broke into the church, which was under construction, dragged the animal to a raised altar, and slaughtered it.
The group was recorded on security footage shortly after at a Kenmore convenience store with the severed head of the goat, which was later found by police in the freezer of Arnold's home, documents said.
Arnold's defence lawyer, John Jacob, told the court his client, who was working as a security guard at the Federal Court of Australia in Brisbane at the time of her arrest, had behaved out of character, swayed by peer pressure and too much alcohol.
Mr Jacob said she had felt immediate regret once she had sobered up and wanted to pay for some of the damage caused to the church.
But prosecutor Rebecca Graham argued the crime was a serious one and would have caused serious offence, particularly to the church community.
The court was adjourned until the afternoon for sentencing. | Source: Sydney Morning Herald - Sept 24, 2007
Update posted on Sep 24, 2007 - 2:19PM |
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