20 foot high replica of Jersey's Devil's Hole statue given a new home

A statue of the devil measuring almost twenty feet high will take up a new home in Jersey.

Derek, as he is affectionately known, is a replica of the one found inside the crater at Devil's Hole in St Mary.

He had been gathering dust in a warehouse for the past 12 years, playing understudy to his brother who lives in a pond on the route to the attraction.

Rather than give him a new home in one of its pubs - fearing he could frighten children and families -Randalls instead decided to give 'Derek' as he is affectionately known away in return for a charitable donation.

It is not known who bought the statue, or the size of the donation - but the money will go to Jersey Cheshire Homes, to support people living with disabilities.

Gavin Reid from Randalls said the statue had attracted a lot of interest on social media.

Despite being made of fiberglass, eight people were needed to load Derek onto onto a flat bed lorry because of its size.

Devil's Hole in St Mary is believe to have got its name in the 19th century, when the figurehead from a shipwrecked French vessel washed ashore there.