A mother told how her daughter’s 16th birthday party descended into an “absolute horror show” when about 300 people gatecrashed her luxury home after it was advertised on Facebook.
One hundred people were invited via an online invitation list to the party, inspired by the MTV reality series My Super Sweet 16, which documents wealthy teenagers preparing their coming-of-age parties.
After Georgina Hobday’s parents, Michael and Sylvia, left their four-storey townhouse in Brighton, East Sussex, to allow genuine guests to enjoy themselves, Mr Hobday was called by police on his mobile phone, telling him the party was out of control.