A campaigner is calling for a catapult ban after a group of boys turned their catapults on a mother after she challenged them for targeting animals.
Holly Collins was caught up in the shocking encounter in broad daylight on Sunday at St Clements Lake in Greenhithe, Kent, where she says catapults and ball bearings have become the weapons of choice for attacking ducks, swans, and even people.
She said: 'I pulled up outside their house, and there were teenagers aiming at ducks in the lake.
'I shouted at them, "You better not be hurting those ducks, because I'll call the police,' and they all started swearing at me."
Ms Collins estimated the boys to be around 12 or 13 years old and what started as an animal attack quickly escalated into a direct threat.
