A MAN has been arrested after 17 windows were smashed at a restaurant.

A man was seen throwing a hammer at windows around the Fuego Lounge in Friars Walk, Lewes, just before 3am on Saturday.

He was stopped in Cliffe High Street shortly afterwards.

A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and possessing an offensive weapon in public. He was questioned and later released under investigation.

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