Youths Damage Crops To Throw At Passing People & Cars

A gang of youths have throwing corn the cob at passing cars and pedestrians in Kibworth.

They’ve been ripping them out of the ground from a field on Smeeton Road.

Farmer James Stanbridge says there are limited supplies of the crop this year:  “Those responsible have no respect for the world around them.”

“It may sound funny but these cobs, which are for cattle feed and not for human consumption, weigh about a kilo each.

“It’s like throwing a house brick at a car as it goes past. It is totally irresponsible and it is dangerous. If they hit someone it would hurt.

“This deeply saddens me as in a summer of drought and limited forage supplies we are reliant on the yield and feed value of this crop to feed our cattle this winter.”