Escaped goat headbutts pensioner called Billy and causes havoc outside convenience store
An escaped goat caused havoc outside a Spar store after headbutting a customer, jumping on cars and banging on the shop's doors with its front legs.
The angry animal sent customers running for their cover during a half-hour-rampage - devouring plant pots and repeatedly trying to force its way into the store in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland.
A pensioner called Billy, a regular at the County Antrim shop, was bundled inside by staff after being butted in the back by the goat.
The incident, which happened in the early hours of Sunday, was only brought to an end when a member of the public dragged the goat away by its horns.
Jonathan Smyth, Carrickfergus' Eurospar shop manager, said he initially mistook the sound of the goat head-butting the window for a bread delivery.
"I thought it was the bread man but when I turned around I just saw this massive goat standing on its two hind legs", he said.
"It seemed like it wanted to come into the shop and was looking straight at me".
But before he knew it, the goat began running amok outside, eating flower baskets and frightening staff and customers as they tried to get into the building.
"It was running around the place, chasing customers and jumping up on cars", Mr Smyth said.
"It also butted one of our regular customers, Billy, who comes early every morning to get his paper.
"We had to quickly open the doors and drag Billy inside.
"Thankfully the only real damage was to the plants which we keep outside.
"It ate them all but I thought I am not going out there to tell it off".
He added: "There was not much we could do to stop it. The goat just kept running up to the window and butting it.
"Any time there was movement somewhere else it would run towards that. One of our staff had to jump into a customer's car because it came running towards her".
The goat was eventually stopped when a member of the public, believed to be the animal's owner, grabbed it by the horns and took it away.