A man will face court in October accused of aggravated cruelty to a kookaburra in Port Stephens in July.
It's alleged the 32-year-old man used an aluminium chair at a licensed premises in Soldiers Point to strike the kookaburra causing it to fall to the ground - he then allegedly kicked the bird and it died at the scene.
Police launched an investigation which led them to the man at a home in Anna Bay on Saturday (2nd September 2017) - he was issued a court attendance notice for the offence of aggravated cruelty to animals.
He's due to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday 16th October.
The maximum penalty for aggravated animal cruelty for a native animal is three years imprisonment.
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