An injured horse had to be put down in Edgington Way in Sidcup.

On Tuesday afternoon, police posted a photo on Twitter of the wasteland by the main road which they had been called to earlier that morning. According to police, the site is a "regular call location."

They added they had called the RSPCA to take a look at the steed, which had been hurt.

An RSPCA spokeswoman confirmed to News Shopper the horse had been put down as it was suffering from a broken leg.

She said: “The RSPCA, police and vet attended an incident regarding an injured horse in Sidcup yesterday.

"The horse had a broken leg and was in a bad condition and the vet who attended advised the animal needed to be put to sleep to prevent them suffering further.

"We are investigating this incident, therefore no further information is available at this stage.”

In April, the RSPCA declared a "horse crisis" in Bexley after a surge in rescues of free-grazing horses - which are left to roam any available piece of land.