A Leeds student has been left shocked and scared after his car was broken into in Armley.
The young man, who wanted to be known as Niska, had parked his car on the street outside his flat in Wesley Road, Armley, and at around 7.30pm on Thursday, February 3, he heard the alarm. Thinking nothing of it, Niska went back upstairs.
At midnight he went to his bedroom and saw that his rear seat was lying down and the car's rear passenger window had been smashed. Upon inspection, it looked like someone had tried to steal the car or get something from inside.
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The barbering student told LeedsLive: "At 12.am I went to my bedroom and looked at my car, and I saw that the rear seat was lying down, I went down and I saw all the back passenger window smashed
“He smashed the rear passenger window and he tried to look at something in my car - he didn’t take anything, I don’t know what he was trying to do, steal the car? Or mess around?"
Niska has lived in Armley for six years, after coming to the country from Syria. He says that crime is a problem in the area and is worried about his safety and other residents.
He said: "There is a real issue with crime in Armley. Things in Armley are getting worse, there are too many crimes, too many stabbings, it’s hard to live here.
“I just want to make sure people in Armley are safe and secure, I don’t want anything that bad to happen to them or me.”
CCTV footage captured the attack on camera. Now he is trying to hide his car and has urged other residents in the district to be vigilant. Niska says there have been more incidents of theft and vandalism recently.
"I just want to know why, is it something to do with me? I want the people in Armley to be safe, lock their doors, at this time it is very very hard," Niska added.
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