Yobs shot cows with paintball guns in a field.

Police were called to Mill Hill, near Shoreham, shortly after midnight on Saturday night.

One of the group - who were reportedly shooting at cows - had been hit over the head with a paintball gun.

No-one was arrested.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “Anything resembling a gun is going to cause alarm and distress to somebody and the police are going to become involved.”