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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Aaron Curran

Vandals cause '£50k' of damage as they throw oil all over store

Vandals reportedly caused £50,000 worth of damage as they threw oil all over a shop's display.

A group of males can be seen on CCTV outside Stone and Porcelain Ltd in St Helens, as they throw cans of oil all over the store's stone displays. Police were called to the incident on June 10.

Owner Manny claims the act of vandalism has devastated his business, leaving him unable to have customers view products or even visit the store.

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Manny, who has owned the business for eight years, told the ECHO: "It's just absolutely naughty I don't even know what to say, we have never had any trouble before.

"We are just absolutely devastated. It is going to cost over fifty grand to fix all the displays."

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We are appealing for information after damage was caused to a display outside business premises in St Helens on Friday June 10. At around 11.55pm it was reported that an alarm had been activated outside the industrial unit of Foodpack on Abbotsfield Road.

"It was reported that a male had climbed over the fence and poured brown liquid to decorative display stones. No entry was gained to any of the business premises. An investigation is underway and officers are appealing for information regarding the incident.

"If you have any information on this incident please contact our social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ with any information, with reference 22000401829."

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