THE moment a vandal aggressively rugby tackles a charity penguin off its plinth before stomping on it has been caught on camera.

The attack on the Waddle of Worcester penguin Starlit Journey has been caught on Severn Trent Water's CCTV at Worcester Sewage Works in Bromwich Parade.

St Richard's Hospice will have to pay thousands to repair three statues attacked on the same night including Percy and Kingfisher Azure - which had to be fished out of the river Severn.

Unbelievably, a second person recording the vandalism that happened at about 1am on Tuesday (August 20).

A person runs into the penguin before pushing it twice to break the feet off the sculpture.

They then stamp on the face of the penguin and try to pull on the wing of the sculpture.

The second person filming the incident can be seen before the pair run off towards Bromwich Parade.

Kingfisher Azure had already been removed from the trail for several weeks after being vandalised on the first night of the event.

It is not known whether the perpetrators of the damage to Kingfisher Azure and Percy are the same as those pictured attacking Starlit Journey.

St Richard's Hospice, organisers of the Waddle of Worcester, were alerted to the damage at 6am that morning when passers-by reported the damage online.

The art trail is held every year to help raise money for the Hospice, however, recent damage caused to the sculptures will take money away from the charity so the penguins can be repaired.

Sara Matthews, business development manager at St Richard's Hospice, said: "I think the damage that I've seen this morning of these three statues will go into the thousands.

"There are thousands of people coming across the country to visit this beautiful trail, and there are so many people and businesses in Worcester benefitting from it.

"We don't want to let the mindless few ruin it for everyone."

A fundraiser has been set up by one of the Waddle of Worcester's presenting partners, Worcestershire Ambassadors, to help pay for repairs to the sculptures.

To donate, visit justgiving.com/page/worcestershire-ambassadors-waddle-of-worcester-repairs.

Anyone with information about the damage should call police on 101.