Escaped horse bursts into cinema

Like a scene from a Hollywood film, a runaway horse burst into a cinema and trotted around the foyer.

The animal unwittingly became the star attraction after it was scared into the Cineworld complex by a child.

'It was wandering around outside and a little girl frightened it by blowing a raspberry at it,' said an onlooker. 'The horse noticed the cinema and headed towards us. When it got close, the automatic doors opened and in it came.'



It cantered down a corridor before apparently changing its mind, turning around and fleeing through the exit as bewildered customers hurried to clear a path. 'It was a bit of a surprise - the public don't expect to see a horse in the middle of a cinema foyer - but it was all over in 20 seconds,' added the witness.

The incident took place on December 19 but the CCTV footage has only just emerged.

The animal was reportedly one of three that escaped from a nearby farm before managing to reach the cinema in Boldon, Tyne and Wear. The bizarre images were briefly on YouTube before being taken down. (Boo!)