As any mother knows, it is difficult to feed a small child on the run without creating a mess.

So when Sarah Davies accidentally dropped a piece of sausage roll while giving it to her hungry four-year- old daughter Chloe, she might have hoped for sympathy.

But the incident was spotted by two officials from her local "environment crime unit" on the lookout for litter offenders.

They threatened her with arrest for refusing to give her name and fined her £75 - even though pigeons had already pecked up the morsel within seconds.

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Miss Davies, 20, says she cannot afford the fine and is prepared to got to court to fight it.

She added: "I had just picked up Chloe from nursery. We were both hungry so I got us a sausage roll to share.

"I had a bite and then bent down to give a bit to Chloe, who was on her bike.

"A tiny bit missed her mouth and fell on the floor and seconds later some pigeons flew down and grabbed it.

"I crossed the road and was approached by two men. I thought they were canvassers because they were dressed in tracksuit bottoms.

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