Swearing Santas who had drunk a sleighful upset children with their presence at a Christchurch movie theatre.
A drunken mob of rude oafs swarmed into the Hoyts Cinema on Moorhouse Avenue around 4pm on Saturday, wreaking havoc.
Kate Gorman was waiting to watch Enchanted with her two children
when they arrived.
"At least 50 drunk idiots dressed up like Santa come in through the main door. They were kicking things over, ripping down posters and smashing everything in sight. They were shouting `Ho, f.... Ho'," she told the Christchurch Press.
Ms Gorman said her children aged six and seven were not sure how to interpret the event.
"They asked me, 'Are they Santa's helpers gone crazy?' and I said 'No, they are just idiots'."
The Santas finished their naughtiness binge by setting off a fire alarm before escaping.
Police told the Press they thought the Santas may have been students.
- NZPA
