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Stuart Kennedy, a 24-year-old student working as a strip-o-gram in Aberdeen, Scotland, never thought his act would cause him any trouble. But today, he’s facing a trial for waving a baton during his performance.

“I do not believe this is in the public interest,” Kennedy told BBC Scotland.

In March, two female police officers saw Kennedy in costume. They followed him into the club where he performs and after watching his show, asked him to accompany them to the local police station.

“It was all quite friendly. When I went back later they said they were going to charge me,” Kennedy told the BBC. Kennedy was charged with wearing a police uniform and equipment.

Earlier this month, the  charges were revised. Kennedy is now facing allegations of having offensive weapons, including a police-style baton, in a public place. The other charges are no longer being pursued.

Jim Craigen, the principal fiscal despute in the case confirmed: “Stuart Kennedy has been cited to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court in relation to three charges of possession of offensive weapons.”

A plea of not guilty was lodged at the court on Mr Kennedy’s behalf yesterday and trial dates have been set for later in the year.

80-year-old Miko Vukovic thought that his fight for life was over when he woke up in intensive care after heart surgery. That was before a poisonous snake found it’s way into his room at a hospital in Ogulin, central Croatia.

Vukovic noticed the snake on the floor of his hospital room. Vukovic was sharing the intensive care room with three other recovering cardiology patients when he spotted the poisonous Vipera Berus snake near his bed.

Though Vukovic was on a strict bed-rest regime following his surgery, he felt he had no choice but to shoo the snake away. So he struck out at the reptile with his walking stick.

“I was fighting for 10 minutes before I managed to kill it with my walking stick,” Vukovic told reporters. “The bugger almost bit me in the leg but then I let it have it - right between the eyes.”

Staff believe the snake was inadvertently delivered to the hospital in a giant flower arrangement. When the flowers were discarded, a snake skin was found. Once inside, the snake was free to roam around the hospital, making it’s way to the intensive care ward.

No official statement was released by the hospital’s management.