THE horrified parents of Rachael Bell returned from their caravan holiday to find their £230,000 home wrecked.

For the 17-year-old advertised a party on the internet while they were away, and 200 teenagers from across the country descended on the quiet cul-de-sac - causing an estimated £20,000-worth of damage.

The invite - posted on Rachael's Myspace page - called the Easter Monday bash a "Skins Unofficial Party" with the subtitle: "let's trash the average family-sized house disco party."

Drunken and drug-fuelled teenagers wrecked the home in Chipchase Court, Woodstone Village, near Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, and police responded to try and break up the party.

When the sixth former's parents returned home on Tuesday morning, they were distraught.

Speaking yesterday, mother-of-four Elaine Bell, said: "The house has been raped - totally violated.

"Rachael knew that no one is allowed in the house when we are away and definitely no parties are allowed.

"Whoever has come in here are worse than animals - they've been sick everywhere, urinated and trashed the house.

"It will take a month for it to be professionally cleaned and we are having to stay in temporary accommodation.

"Rachael has broken my trust and I don't think I want her back in the house."

Mrs Bell and her husband, Alan, told how they found partygoers had

* Urinated on Mrs Bell's wedding dress;

* Left condoms and cigarette butts littering the floors;

* Left heavy marking on all the walls;

* Vomited in sinks;

* Damaged furniture and swung on light fittings, ripping them from the ceilings;

* Stolen cash and jewellery;

* Dyed Rachael's brother's Fred Perry clothes "because they didn't like chavs";

Mr Bell said: "How they fit 200 people in here I'll never know.

"We have spoken to Rachael on the phone, but she has so much remorse that we heard that she was out again the next night.

"She's staying at a friend's house at the minute."

Neighbour Mork Coulson, 45, a senior lecturer in sports science at Sunderland University, tried to intervene in the small hours of the morning.

He said: "When the police were there at 1am they told the kids to move on, but the problem was the kids had nowhere to go because they'd come from London, Yarm and Middlesbrough and so on."

The family and neighbours said they were furious that police refused to clear the house

But a spokesman for Durham Police said it was difficult, as the guests had been invited.

In a statement, he said: "There has been a formal complaint from the owners of criminal damage to the interior and fixtures and fittings.

"Inquiries are under way and we plan to speak, in due course, to speak to as many of the party-goers as we can."