A woman suspected of shooting at teenage boys who were said to be flouting pleas to keep off Hemsby's crumbling dunes says she is the victim of mistaken identity.

Police swarmed the beach on Saturday, May 4 after members of a youth rugby team were shot at following verbal altercations with people living on The Marrams.

It is said the boys disregarded notices to keep off the eroding cliffs and verbally abused people who asked them to stay away.

Two boys were shot with BB pellets and received minor injuries.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Police greeting the boys outside the Beach Cafe near the Marrams in Hemsby after the first gun shot was fired.Police greeting the boys outside the Beach Cafe near the Marrams in Hemsby after the first gun shot was fired. (Image: Submitted)Both boys were treated by paramedics at the scene with one taken to the James Paget University Hospital by ambulance.

A woman in her 50s was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of a class B drug. She was later released and is due to answer bail on July 2.

The woman, who has remained unnamed, has now said she was not the shooter and does not own a weapon.

She said: "I can't even show my face in the village because they think that I shot a child. I wasn't even there when it supposedly happened but I got arrested."

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Great Yarmouth Mercury: The boys were climbing the cliffs and playing in the dunes/overgrowth when they were shot at by a woman who lives at the top of the cliff.The boys were climbing the cliffs and playing in the dunes/overgrowth when they were shot at by a woman who lives at the top of the cliff. (Image: Bruno Brown)The woman confessed to swearing at the boys after they had called her "wibbly wobbly" and told her to "get her ti** out".

She added: "When the police came they told me I was being arrested for possession of a firearm. Of course, I don't have one.

"When I got to the station, I was told some child had identified me as having seen me with the gun. I never had one. I was questioned under caution and am on bail."

Great Yarmouth Mercury: A sign warning people to avoid climbing the eroding cliffs at Hemsby.A sign warning people to avoid climbing the eroding cliffs at Hemsby. (Image: Sonya Duncan)Witnesses said that while they were playing in the dunes, a woman told them to "F*** off" or she would shoot.

Another witness told the Mail Online: "[The woman] was shouting at them and saying if the dune collapses it will bury them. She is a victim here. She's been wrongly arrested after being abused."

Another witness said they saw the suspect shouting at the boys but did not see her shooting at them.