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An elderly couple was reportedly left in tears after their car was wrecked by a gang of thugs during the night of Mischief.
Around 10 cars are believed to have been attacked on George Road in Hoylake on Friday night.
In Wallasey, several other cars were also damaged as gangs of youth caused trouble in Merseyside.
A neighbor told the couple the unfortunate news and condemned those involved.
Posting to a local Facebook group, the woman said: “I was just on Hoylake, George Road, and my car and at least nine others have broken windows.”
“Nothing has been taken, just senseless vandalism.
“I had to knock on the door and tell a man in his 80s that his rear window had been smashed, he was devastated.
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“I felt very sorry for him. His wife was crying with her heart as if people did not have enough on their plate with Covid.”
“All of you Hoylake parents, I hope you know where your children are tonight, they shouldn’t even be together.”
Andrew Stant said his car and several of his neighbor’s cars in Wallasey were also wrecked by thugs in the area.
He told ECHO: “I was working from home and a neighbor called to tell me that my car’s windshield was broken.
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“I didn’t hear anything, but there were also other broken ones.
“And some in the adjoining streets. They also launched fireworks.”
Tonight there are a number of hotspots across Merseyside that give police the power to move anyone in the area they believe may be involved in criminal or antisocial behavior.
Incidents have also been reported across the water in Liverpool, with young people reportedly setting off fireworks at cars and passing police officers.
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