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put a huge brick though my MIL's front window last night She isn't sure what time - she heard a noise but turned over and went back to sleep - but in the morning when she came through there it was - a huge brick on the sofa, which is on the far side of that room, a huge hole in her leaded window, and glass just about everywhere!!!!

Firstly she rang the police and then straight away rang us - it was just before 8am and we were still dozing, but were up showered, dressed and in the car by 8.15! Becks was here luckily to get up and see to the dogs! D was very shaky when we got there, but thankfully totally unharmed! What I can't get out of my head is with it being a big chalet bungalow, a lot of them have bedrooms at the front of the house - in fact the room the other side of the front door is a spare bedroom - and it could so easily have been her bedroom and she could have been badly hurt or worse - it was a big brick, Mick called it a pavier (sp?) and very heavy

The police came quickly, he was lovely, then the next door neighbour called to see if D was ok, then neighbourhood watch, and then a couple of community police women in what they called a welfare call (basically to see is she was ok) and then finally the insurance people - Mick had called them - sent out a glazier to secure the window! We cleaned up as soon as the police said it was ok to do so.......glass everywhere, it took ages with a dustpan and brush, and then the hoover several times. All the furniture had to be moved out then back in again......A couple of ornaments were broken but luckily not her lovely crystal, of which she has quite a lot!

We were there until about 1sh, we weren't going anywhere until the house was secure again! The police were convinced it was a random act of drunken vandalism - it is a very quiet and nice road (so quiet the policeman who has been in Gloucester for 8 years had never been down there before) but not that far from the main road where there are pubs and student accommodation, but it is scary to think that she could have been hurt, or robbed

I could throttle the thoughtless, idiotic, drunken fool, whoever he was

I truly do not understand the mentality of these disgusting thugs!

At least you live near to your MIL Kaz - I bet she was glad of your help and comfort. xx

Thanks Ally (((x)))

Yes we are truly glad we were so close at hand - Mick's brothers are in Somerset and Dorset xxxxx

Oh my goodness poor D!!! So glad she is ok, though she may have a bit of delayed shock Kaz so keep an eye on her xx

People are so horrible at times xxx

Oh Kaz, I am so sorry...and angry! What an awful and frightening thing to have happened to your poor MiL
Thank goodness the care from the police and everyone has been swift. I hope that idiot is caught, though I doubt it.
Sending love to your poor MiL xxx

Bring back the stocks......

Thanks both

Yes Gal, we are certainly going to keep a close eye on her for a while. I go round there at least once during the week every week, and we always pop round on Saturday afternoons for an hour or so, but this week M is off work so we'll find excuses to pop in - she is a fiercely independent person but we'll manage

Loz I am terribly angry too - D is a wonderful person who does a lot of volunteering to help other people - she so did not deserve this!!!

Frank I couldn't agree more!

Kaz, I am so sorry - what a totally horrid thing to have happened. As Ally said; thank goodness you live close enough to D to have been able to get there as quick as you did and be there for her.

I just don't get the mentality of the people who do this kind of thing - what pleasure do they get from making someone else's life a misery? Esp as you say most of the front rooms are bedrooms and whoever did this gave no thought to the fact that they may actually have injured someone.

Totally agree with Frank - bring back the stocks

So angry for you

Thanks Ria xxxxx

I am so sorry. What an awful shock for her. And then there is all the follow-up stuff that there is to do. These ratbags don't think about all the aftermath that is left for the people they violate in some way. Even if caught whoever it is would probably just receive a caution.