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Oil splattered over East Harling home leaves couple 'traumatised' | Oil splattered over East Harling home leaves couple 'traumatised' |
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A woman in her 60s says she has been left "traumatised" and "frightened" after oil was thrown over her house and car. | A woman in her 60s says she has been left "traumatised" and "frightened" after oil was thrown over her house and car. |
Sally Fey, who lives in East Harling, Norfolk, with husband Jon, said she had no idea why their home was targeted. | |
Two males threw oil at their White Hart Street property causing thousands of pounds of damage. | Two males threw oil at their White Hart Street property causing thousands of pounds of damage. |
Norfolk Police said it would like to speak to anyone who saw a white pick-up lorry in the area at the time. | Norfolk Police said it would like to speak to anyone who saw a white pick-up lorry in the area at the time. |
The vandalism happened at 01:00 on 31 October, but police have only just notified the media about the case. | The vandalism happened at 01:00 on 31 October, but police have only just notified the media about the case. |
Mrs Fey said she did not believe it was a Halloween prank, but police have not commented. | |
Oil was spattered up to the eaves, down the windows and poured over her husband's car, Mrs Fey said. | |
"It's a big sticky mess and despite a cleaning company coming in straight away, it is still seeping in through the front door letter box and the windows," she said. | "It's a big sticky mess and despite a cleaning company coming in straight away, it is still seeping in through the front door letter box and the windows," she said. |
Mr and Mrs Fey, who are pensioners, moved to the property four years ago. | |
Their CCTV camera captured "fuzzy images" of a van driving past several times, with Mrs Fey adding that "two people came up the driveway, with two buckets each and hurled them". | |
The substance washed off their car, causing no long-term damage, but the driveway remains badly stained. | The substance washed off their car, causing no long-term damage, but the driveway remains badly stained. |
"The cleaning company has yet to identify the substance used in the incident - they don't know if it's flammable so have not been able to tackle the stains on the drive," explained Mrs Fey. | |
She said it could take "several weeks of treatment", but the stains may still not be removed and some of the drive may need replacing. | She said it could take "several weeks of treatment", but the stains may still not be removed and some of the drive may need replacing. |
"[We're] frightened, shocked, we've no idea why we were targeted, it's very scary," said Mrs Fey. | |
Police have appealed for witnesses. | Police have appealed for witnesses. |
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