More than 60 used needles have been found discarded by a village estate agent.

Dartford council had to remove 64 needles off a public footpath near Gravel Road in Sutton at Hone, Dartford, after the sharp objects were spotted by walkers.

They were discovered by a man, who wishes to remain anonymous, at 10.30am last Tuesday (January 9).

He shared his find on social media calling those who threw the needles away “scumbags”.

Someone else commented: “That’s disgusting and dangerous”.

Another replied, speculating: “That’s a filler syringe with the bent needle and the rest are all insulin syringes, usually what you’d inject botulinum toxin with.”

A spokesman for Dartford council confirmed the needles were removed after they were reported to the authority.