Man Tries To Steal Monkey From Zoo For His Girlfriend

John Owen Casford, who is facing charges and is recovering from multiple injuries after breaking into the Wellington Zoo in New Zealand trying to steal one of their squirrel monkeys. For his girlfriend.  Casford was left bruised up with a broken leg, two broken teeth, a sprained ankle after reportedly entering the squirrel monkey enclosure “high as a kite” trying to steal the critter. An injured female monkey was later found hiding frightened in a cage after zoo staff couldn’t find her and presumed she was stolen. The rest of the monkeys weren’t very happy, either – some of them were injured while others just distressed. It’s still unclear how he was injured during the monkey-theft debacle.