Two donkeys have been assaulted and a local church desecrated during a destructive rampage at a Christmas market in Erbach, Germany. Local media have described this incident as part of a disturbing trend of vandalism targeting festive traditions across Europe.
Max and Lily, the two donkeys who'd been happily greeting visitors at the town's living Nativity scene, got struck on their faces on 30 November when they wandered over to say hello to a pair of men who turned up around 4 in the morning.
