A woman has been found guilty of murdering her husband after her pet PARROT witnessed the crime

Bet she didn't imagine getting grassed up by an animal, of all things.

Well that's a headline I bet you never thought you'd read.

In all seriousness, a woman from Michigan in the United States has been found guilty of murdering her husband after the couple's pet parrot provided valuable evidence in the case. Let me explain.

Glenna Duram shot her husband, Martin, five times back in 2015 while their parrot was in the room. The BBC reports she then turned the gun on herself in an attempted but failed suicide.

You might note, however, that parrots are renowned for talking; and specifically repeating back to people things they have heard - which is what happened in this case. When the parrot, an African Grey called Bud, later recited the phrase 'Don't shoot!' those linked to the case believed it was clear what had happened.

He dobbed her in
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"I personally think he was there, and he remembers it and he was saying it", Mr Duram's father said. And the victim's mother, Lillian Duram, seems to agree: "That bird picks up everything and anything," she said.

While the parrot itself didn't take the stand in court or anything - it's not a performing monkey, guys - a jury found Mrs Duram guilty of first-degree murder. She is currently awaiting her sentence.

"Two years is a long time to wait for justice," Mr Duram's mother told local media following the trial.

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