An offensive graffiti message was spray painted on a path in Chessington at the weekend.

The words "rape a rider’s arse" were scrawled in large red letters under a bridge on the bridleway just off Moor Lane on Sunday.

The Metropolitan Police said it had not been told about the crude vandalism.

A Kingston Council spokeswoman said the message was removed first thing on Monday morning due to the offensive nature of the words.