The parents of a group of children who were playing football in a public square in Venice have been fined.
The 14 youngsters between the ages of 10 and 13 were playing outdoors in the Campo Pino Signoretto square on the island of Murano.
Parents were each fined €50 (£43) to punish their children for disturbing the peace and passers-by as well as playing football in a prohibited area.
Local police were called after receiving a number of complaints from members of the public, annoyed by the noise being made by the children.
The officers took the names of the children and a week later summoned their parents to the local police station to issue them with fines.
