‘Absolutely disgusting and sick’: Real pigs heads left in public park

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council said they were aware of the incident and are working with the PSNI and relevant partners.

“It is just awful for this to be done in a public park and a lot of people are horrified,” Gibbons said.

“I’m just completely shocked by it.”

The Crotlieve councillor added that he does not think it was children who would have done this because of “the huge big stake posts” that were driven into the ground. He added that the pigs heads were quite large.

“It’s very sinister, very disturbing and hopefully there will be CCTV cameras being looked at through the village…and hopefully they’re caught.”

Gibbons had this stern message for the culprits:

“Just why on earth would you do this? If it was a prank, you’ve taken it too far, people need to take a good look at themselves.

“It’s just horrific prank that would have scared the life out of children and people passing…and if they think this is some kind of joke that they’re enjoying, then they may think again because it’s been very disturbing for a lot of people.”

He added he hoped no children saw it and if they did, he hoped they would be convinced by parents that the heads were fake.

“It’s just vile.”