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| Family's fury over radio 'shout' | Family's fury over radio 'shout' |
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| Youths who gatecrashed a party after it was broadcast on the internet and radio have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. | Youths who gatecrashed a party after it was broadcast on the internet and radio have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. |
| Revellers stormed Sarah Ruscoe's 18th birthday party at Colehayes Park, Bovey Tracey, Devon. | Revellers stormed Sarah Ruscoe's 18th birthday party at Colehayes Park, Bovey Tracey, Devon. |
| Sarah's mother said up to 2,000 teenagers arrived after details were placed on the web and a "shout out" was heard on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 show. | Sarah's mother said up to 2,000 teenagers arrived after details were placed on the web and a "shout out" was heard on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 show. |
| The BBC said the name and address of the venue had not been specified. | The BBC said the name and address of the venue had not been specified. |
| The item said: "We're getting ready for a huge mansion party - 500 plus people going - it's in Bovey. | The item said: "We're getting ready for a huge mansion party - 500 plus people going - it's in Bovey. |
| "Tracey in Devon tipping us off on that, anyone who's listening can come along, apparently, just say 'hi' to Marilyn Monroe on the door." | "Tracey in Devon tipping us off on that, anyone who's listening can come along, apparently, just say 'hi' to Marilyn Monroe on the door." |
| If the family makes a formal complaint we will fully investigate BBC spokesperson | If the family makes a formal complaint we will fully investigate BBC spokesperson |
| A BBC spokesman said: "Pete did not specify the name or address of the venue, but read out details of a mansion party taking place in Bovey Tracey sent in by a listener. | A BBC spokesman said: "Pete did not specify the name or address of the venue, but read out details of a mansion party taking place in Bovey Tracey sent in by a listener. |
| "He gives shout outs on his show every week - listeners are familiar with this format - and he would never knowingly give an identifiable address for a private party. | "He gives shout outs on his show every week - listeners are familiar with this format - and he would never knowingly give an identifiable address for a private party. |
| "Of course, if the family makes a formal complaint we will fully investigate." | "Of course, if the family makes a formal complaint we will fully investigate." |
| Sarah's mother, Rebecca Brooks, described the event as "terrifying". | Sarah's mother, Rebecca Brooks, described the event as "terrifying". |
| "The droves of people coming towards the house was frightening, it looked like we had a rock festival here." | "The droves of people coming towards the house was frightening, it looked like we had a rock festival here." |
| She added that her daughter was "gutted" because of what happened and had ended up not having a celebration. | She added that her daughter was "gutted" because of what happened and had ended up not having a celebration. |
| Her husband said they believed they had prepared well for the 100 invited guests, but the gatecrashers caused appalling damage both inside and outside the house. | Her husband said they believed they had prepared well for the 100 invited guests, but the gatecrashers caused appalling damage both inside and outside the house. |
| "We had no chance. They absolutely wrecked the place," Reg Brooks said. | "We had no chance. They absolutely wrecked the place," Reg Brooks said. |
| Four bouncers hired by Mr Brooks to protect the family's Grade II listed home on the edge of Dartmoor were overwhelmed by the gatecrashers. | Four bouncers hired by Mr Brooks to protect the family's Grade II listed home on the edge of Dartmoor were overwhelmed by the gatecrashers. |
| "Sarah was terrified and was in tears," Mr Brooks said. | "Sarah was terrified and was in tears," Mr Brooks said. |
| "I saw people breaking our windows, and once they had been shut out, they tried to break windows to get back in again. | "I saw people breaking our windows, and once they had been shut out, they tried to break windows to get back in again. |
| "They smashed up the bar, they jumped up and down on tables until they broke. | "They smashed up the bar, they jumped up and down on tables until they broke. |
| "I expected to find a dead person in one of the rooms." | "I expected to find a dead person in one of the rooms." |
| Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police, who eventually cleared the mansion house using dogs, were pelted with glass by the drunken revellers. | Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police, who eventually cleared the mansion house using dogs, were pelted with glass by the drunken revellers. |
| Mrs Brooks said it was police who told her about the "shout out" on Radio 1. | Mrs Brooks said it was police who told her about the "shout out" on Radio 1. |
| Rebecca and Reg Brooks said their daughter was in tears | |
| She described it as "diabolical". | She described it as "diabolical". |
| Mr Brooks said he blamed alcohol for the devastation. | Mr Brooks said he blamed alcohol for the devastation. |
| "We had prepared for the party, but we did not know the length they would go to. They even smashed an old family portrait photograph. | "We had prepared for the party, but we did not know the length they would go to. They even smashed an old family portrait photograph. |
| "One chap was caught removing the refrigerator door. | "One chap was caught removing the refrigerator door. |
| "These people are probably quite decent people usually, but they get some drink inside them, it is the devil drink." | "These people are probably quite decent people usually, but they get some drink inside them, it is the devil drink." |
| 'Absolute carnage' | 'Absolute carnage' |
| Local residents said many of the revellers continued to rampage through the streets of Bovey Tracey. | Local residents said many of the revellers continued to rampage through the streets of Bovey Tracey. |
| Sue Hendstock, whose daughter's butcher shop window in Station Road was smashed, said the teenagers had caused a lot of damage. | Sue Hendstock, whose daughter's butcher shop window in Station Road was smashed, said the teenagers had caused a lot of damage. |
| "It was absolute carnage with empty bottles and cans everywhere. This is almost unheard of in Bovey Tracey," she told BBC News. | "It was absolute carnage with empty bottles and cans everywhere. This is almost unheard of in Bovey Tracey," she told BBC News. |
| "It frightened a lot of people." | "It frightened a lot of people." |
| Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed officers had dealt with disturbances at two nearby pubs and some arrests had been made. | Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed officers had dealt with disturbances at two nearby pubs and some arrests had been made. |