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About 200 youngsters caused damage put at £20,000 to a family home after a party organised on a website.About 200 youngsters caused damage put at £20,000 to a family home after a party organised on a website.
Police said a teenage girl used the social networking site MySpace to advertise the bash while her parents were away from home on Easter Monday. Police said a teenage girl used the social networking site MySpace to advertise the party while her parents were away from home on Easter Monday.
A spokesman said some people travelled hundreds of miles to the house in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham. The 17-year-old's mother has described the party as "house rape" and called the revellers "worse than animals".
It is alleged guests urinated on a wedding dress, stole jewellery and swung from light fittings. Guests urinated on a wedding dress and stole jewellery from the house in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham.
'Out of control' 'Absolutely trashed'
Party-goers are also said to have stubbed out cigarettes on the carpet, vomited throughout the house and barricaded the back door to prevent neighbours from intervening. Some party-goers also swung from ceiling light fittings, stubbed out cigarettes on the carpet, vomited in buckets throughout the house and barricaded the back door to prevent neighbours from intervening.
The 17-year-old's parents returned on Tuesday morning to find the trail of destruction at their £230,000 house in Chipchase Court. It's absolutely trashed, and I hope no-one else has to go through what me and my wife have these last few days Teenager's father
It's absolutely trashed, and I hope no-one else has to go through what me and my wife have these last few days Alan Bell The girl's parents returned on Tuesday morning to find the trail of destruction at their £230,000 house in Chipchase Court.
The sixth former's father, Alan Bell, said he had not seen his daughter since returning to the house. They have now made a formal complaint of criminal damage to police.
He said: "It's just something you would never ever imagine would happen to anyone, never mind yourself. The sixth former's 48-year-old mother, who does not want to be identified, said: "I told her that I did not want any kids or drink in the house while I was away and I'm furious.
"It's absolutely trashed, and I hope no-one else has to go through what me and my wife have these last few days. "It's worse than a burglary, I can't believe it.
"I only hope that she shows some remorse and goes to see the police about it all." "Whoever has come in here are worse than animals, it's like house rape."
The couple plan to have their home professionally cleaned. She said her daughter, who has denied creating the message on the website, was now staying with friends for a "cooling off" period.
No arrests 'Traumatic' experience
A Durham Police spokesman said: "The girl's parents were away, she invited people around and it spiralled out of her control. The youngster had expected 30 or 40 guests but 200 turned up.
"It was a private house party and we've been told it was advertised on MySpace. Her father said the experience had been traumatic.
"We had a large number of complaints from neighbours and at various points we had to intervene." "It's absolutely trashed, and I hope no-one else has to go through what me and my wife have these last few days."
He said no arrests were made on the night, but police were attempting to trace all the party-goers as part of an investigation into allegations of criminal damage. A Durham Police spokesman said some people travelled hundreds of miles to be at the party.
He said: "There has been a formal complaint from the owners of criminal damage to interior fixtures and fittings.
"Inquiries are under way and we plan to speak in due course to as many of the party-goers as we can."
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