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Ram butts Bible man, By CHRISTOPHER SALTER, 23jan03 AFTER a day of doorknocking the last thing Jehovah's Witness Kenneth Hawthorn expected was to be attacked by one of God's creatures. But that is exactly what happened. Despite a gate marked 'private - keep out', Mr Hawthorn entered a farm only to be confronted by a four-year-old ram. He attempted to shoo it away with a briefcase containing Bibles but was knocked to the ground and suffered a broken shin. In the South Australian District Court, Mr Hawthorn and his wife Pamela, of Tea Tree Gully, reached a confidential settlement with the ram's owners for loss of earnings after the incident in July 2001. The Hawthorns sued Ronald and Julie Goldfinch, of Paracombe, in the Adelaide hills. They claimed they were forced to sell their hose-fitting business as a result of the injuries Mr Hawthorn suffered. They alleged the ram was a 'dangerous and ferocious animal' and the Goldfinches were negligent for not keeping it confined and failing to warn visitors. The Hawthorns also sued the Adelaide Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses for failing to provide proper instructions about doorknocking in rural areas...
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