Thugs stone new-born cygnets

STONE-throwing youths have attacked Egerton Park's newly-hatched cygnets. The parent swans and their eight cygnets came under attack last Friday evening.

The brood are believed to have hatched only eight days before.

Police were alerted by a member of the public but the attackers had fled by the time officers arrived.

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Bexhill sector commander Inspector Max Mosley said: "Clearly, we are going to include the area in our patrols now.

"If anyone wants to let us have information about incidents like this we would like to hear from them.

"Throwing stones at swans is clearly anti-social behaviour and those responsible can be arrested for cruelty."