Traveller kids ‘caught on camera urinating and defecating in children’s playground after setting up camp nearby’
Photos appear to show the young travellers using their socks to wipe themselves afterwards before putting them back on
HORRIFIED onlookers have claimed "gypsy" kids have been urinating and defecating from a climbing frame in a children's playground after setting up camp nearby
Photos appear to show the young travellers, illegally camped in Cot Lane Park in Kingswinford, West Mids, using their socks to wipe themselves afterwards before putting them back on.
One resident took a photograph of a man urinating on the red metal fence around the playground.
In the shocking snap the yob can be seen standing next to a car which is parked on the grass with its door open.
Police officers arrived and taped off the playground but it was quickly pulled down by the youngsters.
Now locals are calling on their local council and the police to take action.
One mum, who didn't want to be named, said she was stunned when she looked out of her upstairs window.
She said: "I looked out of the window and saw the children defecating from the top of the spider-web climbing frame.
"They came down and took their socks off and used them to wipe their bottoms. They only look about nine or ten.
"It was shocking and disgusting. I have never seen anything like it."
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Another furious resident Joanna Noble shared the photo of the disgusting act on Twitter.
The mum-of-two wrote: "So are @WMPolice & @dudleymbc @DudleyPlus Going to do something about this? This is a children's playground."
She added: "Football games and training have been cancelled and my friends were verbally abused by one of the drivers of a blue van.
"Since then mounds of litter are scattered across the park, they are urinating on the children's play area and dumping their rubbish in the bushes at the back.
"Dogs are tied up to the fences at the back and their mess left for someone else to clean up."
Her tweets were picked up by Tory MP for Dudley South Mike Wood who replied: "Thanks. I am meeting with the council and the police to talk about the action they can take."
The MP also expressed his frustration at the ongoing problem of illegal campsites in the area.
He added: "It is sickening. The local community shouldn't have to put up with waking up and seeing this kind of behaviour."
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council confirmed it is in the process of evicting the group from the park but said the authority has to go through the court.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police confirmed the urinating incident could be a public order offence but officers would need to identify the suspects.
Superintendent Phil Dolby added: "We would encourage the community to contact us about any concerns they have about crime or anti-social behaviour."
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