A search of Matthew Newbould’s phone revealed text messages to friends, including one that said: ‘LOL I stole a gorilla, so what?’
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A thief has admitted to a “very silly” mistake in pinching a beloved gorilla statue from a retirement village.
Matthew Newbould on Friday pleaded guilty to stealing the 20kg garden ornament named Garry from a retirement village at St Helena in Melbourne’s north-east on 6 June.