"Angry Birds" computer mission goes horribly wrong for student

A university student - who jumped out of a window and broke his leg in an attempt to escape security guards - was stealing computers because he wanted to design a computer game called “Angry Pigs” to rival the popular “Angry Birds“, a court has heard.

"Angry Birds" computer mission goes horribly wrong for student

Femi Adekele (25) and his accomplice jumped out of a window to escape the security guards. When he broke his leg his friend then left him in a bush on college grounds for 12 hours overnight.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the accomplice returned to the bush the next day with a wheelbarrow to take Adekele away. He abandoned the “farcical” rescue operation when security guards spotted and stopped Adekele in the wheelbarrow.

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