Quote: A court in Sydney heard that although the rat was initially stabbed with a knife, it took a minute and a half for the animal to die.
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Mr Buscombe asked ITV's solicitor Chris Lawson whether the men had any experience in using knives, and was told that D'Acampo was a celebrity chef.
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Producers had only taken into consideration whether the rat would make the contestants ill, rather than whether they were breaking any laws.
In mitigation Mr Lawson submitted a Wikipedia article on brown rats
The company was fined $3,000 (around £1,600) and ordered to pay $2,500 (about £1,390) in costs. | 
