IT was the case of the missing pigeon that left prosecutors in a flap and cost the taxpayer thousands of pounds.
Businessman Alan McIntee, 42, of Errol Station, Perthshire, was cleared of kicking the pigeon to death after a case lasting more than 16 months collapsed.
The pigeon disappeared after being taken into police custody and stored in a freezer. Thousands of pounds were spent on the case, including vet fees for a post-mortem on the dead bird.
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