Oz law student Andrew Quay Wee Meng kicks sandwich-stalking ibis to death

A STUDENT who was being stalked by an ibis for his sandwich wrestled the bird to the ground and stomped on it until it was so badly injured it had to be put down.

Andrew Quay Wee Meng, 25, pleaded guilty in Brisbane Magistrate's Court yesterday to animal cruelty on March 1.

The court was told he had been eating a sandwich in a Brisbane park when the bird "snuck up from behind" and jumped on to his table.

He threw his food down, wrestled the bird to the ground and stomped on it five times.

The court was told the bird's wing was shattered and a blow to its neck caused it such difficulty in breathing that it had to be put down.

Quay Wee Meng's lawyer, Sue Ganasan, told the court the Singapore-born law student lashed out because he had once been attacked by a large crow and had been frightened of birds ever since.

However, she said, he accepted his response was excessive and was remorseful.