A church near Norwich has closed for the week after a group of boys burst in and yelled abuse at visitors.

The incident happened at St Margaret's church in Old Catton on Wednesday afternoon.

The group of three burst into the church yelling swear words and being verbally abusive towards visitors.

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A woman who was in the church at the time called the police at around 2.45pm but the boys left without officers getting involved.

A spokesman for the church said: "Three young boys came into the church and were being aggressive, bolshy and sweary to everyone present."