A Mangamahu woman has been left devastated by the grisly death of her pet goat.
Pam Gedye became concerned about two weeks ago when she had not seen the goat, Gruff, for two days. So she went looking for him and found him near the Whangaehu River - without his head.
Gruff lived on a 1.5ha block of land Mrs Gedye and her husband own, along with some sheep and cattle. He was a four year old purebred Saanen goat, and Mrs Gedye had bought him six months ago.
"He's very friendly. He always thinks there's food around so he'll come running over to anyone."
Mrs Gedye found Gruff down a bank by the river.