Car covered in glass after windows smashed overnight in Newport – Wales Online

A mum was left distraught after her car windows were smashed and her purse stolen overnight.

Eleanor Walters, 21, had left her flat in Newport city centre with her one-year-old daughter when she noticed the passenger window of her Citroen C3 had been smashed and her purse taken.

Eleanor said: "My daughter and I left the flat at around 8.45am in the rain to find the window smashed, the car soaked and her car seat destroyed.

"The damage to the car itself is complete loss of the passenger window and, due to the type of seats, the glass is hard to shift and will either need replacing or professional cleaning."

Eleanor said: "It's become very stressful and draining. Multiple phone calls to cancel and re-start cards and accounts moved, and when the new bank account is sorted it's a matter of moving all bills over to new accounts which proves very difficult for someone like me, who struggles with phone calls and socialising with unknown people."

Eleanor said she and her family are now considering moving home as they do not feel safe in the area.

"The reason car insurance is so high here is because of people doing stuff like this and how common it is.

"I could have claimed on my insurance, making me lose my no claims bonus and possibly making the insurance for next year just too much to justify paying, or put ourselves out of pocket now to get it fixed," she said.

"For someone like myself with severe mental health problems my car is my safety blanket. Knowing I can get away or find my way to someone for help if I need it."

Eleanor said: "The car seat will need replacing and that is not cheap either. I now also have to replace the purse and all of the contents. The beautiful picture of my baby in the purse window will be wasting away somewhere. It hurts that it's had no effect to them but a huge one for me and my family."

A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: "We were called at approximately 9.15am on November 18, reporting that a Citreon C3 parked on Rodney Road in Newport had been broken into sometime between midnight and 9am.

"Cash, bank and store cards were stolen. Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting 2000419646."

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