Plagued by family

OUR neighbourhood is being plagued by a family believed to be living nearby.

A family of six or seven, the youngsters are out at all hours, screaming and shrieking, knocking things over and making a nuisance of themselves.

After challenging a group of them as they lurked in our front garden once, they just stared back at me and foul-smelling faeces were left on our drive the next morning for my trouble.

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They think nothing of playing or fighting in the middle of the road in the early hours. Their half-hearted attempts to catch local cats have to date failed, but it is only a matter of time until they manage to get one, to do with it who knows what (though having had to deal with a decapitated pet rabbit, I can take a guess).

The agile little blighters can, within a matter of seconds, be over a fence, into a garden and off with anything that isn't locked away or tied down.

The mother (who seems to always be expecting) makes a heck of a racket when trying to get the attention of her unruly offspring, who are totally out of control and usual ignore her.

The father rarely seems to be around, but when he has been spotted it is in his fancy fur coat '“ it is, I presume, from him that his youngsters have learned to urinate in our flower beds and taunt our dogs.

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It's about time someone took this family to task. The council says it is not within its remit to deal with them.

Darn foxes!

Hugh Neve

Oakcroft Gardens

Littlehampton

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