Police are trying to identify a 'reckless' rave host whose unlicensed New Year's Eve party saw hundreds of revellers trash a 500-year-old church in Essex.
Members of the conservation group that supports All Saints Church in East Horndon - a Grade II-listed building - said they are 'devastated' by the damage caused and estimate repairs could cost more than £1,000.
Organisers of the event set up a bar and DJ decks inside the church and hired Portaloos for partygoers.
Officers had objects thrown at them and were threatened as they dealt with the incident at the disused church - which led to three people being arrested on suspicion of drugs and public order offences.