Mind the GOAT! Bizarre moment Paris Metro steward tries to wrestle ‘stolen’ animal from man who refuses to leave train and causes chaos for commuters
- Passenger was spotted getting on train at Tuileries Station with a goat yesterday
- A Metro official grabbed animal by its horns and tried to drag it off the carriage
- Man reportedly stole animal from Tuileries Garden and tried to get away on tube
- The incident caused delays of about half an hour during the morning rush hour
This is the bizarre moment a Paris Metro steward tries to wrestle a stolen goat from a passenger who refused to leave the train with the animal.
The worker yanked the goat by its horns in an attempt to get it off the tube after the man repeatedly shouted ‘No!’ when he was asked to leave.
According to local media, the goat had been stolen from the public park Tuileries Garden before getting on a train at Tuileries Station at around 8.30am yesterday.
The incident caused delays of about half an hour between the Chatelet and Concorde stations during morning rush hour.
A man accused of stealing this goat is confronted by a Paris Metro steward during rush hour
The worker yanks the goat by its horns in an attempt to get it off the carriage after the man repeatedly refused to leave the train
In the clip, uploaded to YouTube by Jose Carvalho who was on his way to work at the time, the man can be seen sitting on the train with his pet goat on the seat next to him.
A steward comes rushing on, when the train stops at a platform, and tries to pull the animal by its horns.
Staff spotted him and asked him to get off the train before a heated argument ensued.
The steward approached the man, who was sat on beside his pet, and yanked the animal by its horns.
A crowd of shocked passengers gather to watch the incident unfold as the man starts shouting at the official
He drags it off the seat by the passenger refuses to let go of his pet.
A separate passenger then says: ‘Wait, you are going to hurt it.’
The guard then begins to argue with someone outside of the stationary train as the alleged goat thief gently pets it in an apparent bid to calm it down.
The steward begins to argue with someone outside of the train after being told to stop grabbing the goat in case he injured it
After a heated exchange, the guard asks someone off camera to call the police.
The goat was returned after police intervened and arrested the unnamed individual.
It is still unclear why he’d stolen the goat.