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Groom sees red after stag prank

The pair from south Wales were left handcuffed on the verge of the A363 after a stag night in Bournemouth.

They had been drenched in eggs, flour and tomato sauce - and as the June temperatures reached 80F (28C), their skins turned as red as the proverbial blushing bride.

The men had been subject to one last stag weekend prank by their friends, who had pulled over on the A363 Warminster bypass, near Longleat, Wiltshire.

They were held down, covered in food, and then handcuffed.

Startled motorists telephone 999 as they drove past the men, as they stumbled along the roadside.

A police car came to the rescue and took the men to the safety of Warminster police station.

A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: "Officers didn't know what to make of it.

"They were handcuffed together and very red. Some bits were redder than others - if you know what I mean!

"They must have been very sore - and I think the wedding night might be in jeopardy!"

The men were cleaned up and sent home in white paper boiler suits - normally given to prisoners whose clothes have been retained for DNA analysis - in order to spare them further embarrassment.