Unable to purge configuration files for websvn-1.61-14

I'm running Breezy and I want to purge the websvn config files from my system but am having problems. It uninstalls fine but I want to fully remove the config files using aptitude to purge I get the following

ram@skymoo:~$ sudo aptitude purge websvn
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 websvn
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Writing extended state information... Done
(Reading database ... 91324 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing websvn ...
Purging configuration files for websvn ...
 * Forcing reload of web server (Apache2)... [ ok ]

and then it just hangs there, killing it with a Ctrl-C I get the following

dpkg: error processing websvn (--purge):
 subprocess post-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 websvn
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done

I get the same error using synaptic, but this time I have to kill
synaptic from the command line as it never returns to a usable state.