Shocking moment hooded yob punctures elderly RAF veteran’s car tyres with ‘screwdriver’ in ‘malicious’ night time attack
- The despicable act was captured on the RAF veteran’s home CCTV system
- The man appeared to use an electric screwdriver to drill holes into his car tyres
- Victim, who is in his 80s, has been left shaken and frustrated by the incident
This is the moment that a man in a hooded top punctured an RAF veteran’s car tyres in a targeted night-time attack which the victim, aged in his 80s, caught on his home CCTV system.
The man could be seen walking directly onto the pensioner’s driveway, pulling what appeared to be an electric screwdriver out of a white plastic bag and drilling holes in four tyres on two vehicles.
Sergeant Penny Sprawson, from Swindon Community Policing Team, said: ‘The footage shows that this damage was caused maliciously and deliberately, and the owner of the cars – an RAF veteran in his 80s – has been left shaken and frustrated by the incident.
A hooded yob ‘maliciously’ drilled holes into the tyres of a car owned by RAF veteran in his 80s
‘This is a targeted incident and financial implications aside, is deeply concerning for the owners.’
The incident took place last Monday, May 18, late in the evening in the Taw Hill area of Swindon, Wilts, and detectives described the suspect as a white man, wearing a dark hooded top, dark bottoms and lighter coloured trainers.
Sergeant Sprawson said: ‘We know this CCTV footage doesn’t show the suspect’s face, but we are hoping that it will prompt anyone who knows anything about this incident to come forward. If you know someone matching this description who you believe was in the area at the time, then please let us know.
‘We would also like to encourage local residents to check their CCTV, camera doorbells or vehicle dashcam during this timeframe for anything relevant and to come forward with this information.
‘We are appealing for residents in the following locations: Waterdown Close, Exmoor Close, Ashdown Way, Cranbourne Chase and Clary Road in Haydon Wick..’
The Wiltshire force asked for anyone with information to contact them on 101.