Police interrupted wedding to impound beef from stolen cow

A wedding ceremony turned a farce when policemen invaded the venue in Butula, Kenya searching for a stolen cow. The police, having been tipped off, arrived demanding to see the couple.

In the ensuing consultation, it emerged that the cow that guests were waiting to feast on had been stolen, and the police had come to confirm the allegations. The police insisted that they were not there to settle a dispute. All they wanted was to see the head and the hooves of the slaughtered cow before making any decision.



“We have been informed that the cow that was slaughtered here is a stolen one, which we have been looking for. We would like to see the head and the hooves to confirm the allegations of the owner,” the head of the operation told the couple. The couple obliged and showed the police where they had slaughtered the cow.

“Here is the hide of the cow that we slaughtered and here are the hooves, you can verify. We bought the cow in the market because we anticipated many guests,” the couple informed the police. When the owner of the lost cow, who was in the police vehicle, came to check, he confirmed that the head and hooves belonged to his cow, putting an end to the celebrations and leaving the guests hungry.