POLICE are looking for vandals who killed a family of ducklings and stole some chickens.

The incident happened at the Priory Garden market garden, off Bow Street in Guisborough, last Friday when 15 chickens were stolen and nine ducklings killed.

Owner Edwin Rowe, who discovered the attacks, said that the mother of the ducklings had disappeared.

He said: "It is so annoying that someone could do this. The chickens weren't big enough to eat. Whether someone just wanted to steal them to rear them themselves I just don't know and why anyone would want to kill the ducklings is beyond me."

Police can be contacted on (01642) 302026.