A Suffolk community shop, which is part of an organisation supporting the homeless, has been targeted by vandals.

Volunteers at The Bus Shelter Shop in Trimley St Mary arrived at the Faulkener's Way premises on Friday morning to find six holes in the glass panel on the front door, which were believed to have been caused by a hammer.

Gareth Brenland, owner of The Bus Shelter Shop, said the damage forced the store to close for half a day on Friday so the door could be boarded up to make it safe.

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He said the door also had to be left open, which meant the heating could not be used.

As the glass panel was reinforced, splinters of glass from the attack travelled all the way to the back of the shop.

The panel costs an estimated £300 and Mr Brenland was hopeful that the glass would be repaired on Tuesday morning.

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He could not be sure that a hammer had caused the damage, but said the holes in the glass were similar in circumference to those you would expect from a hammerhead.

The damage occurred overnight on Thursday into Friday and Mr Brenland added: "We got a message from one of our old volunteers and one of her friends said it looked like someone had tried kicking the door in."

The shop is part of the Bus Shelter Community Interest Company (CIC), which provides support for the homeless and runs a double decker bus in Ipswich providing accommodation for rough sleepers.

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In addition, the CIC has another shop in Ipswich.

The Trimley store sells donated second-hand goods, including bags, clothes, DVDS, books and toys, while both shops also operate a non-referral food bank, which means people can receive free food without having to be referred by a community organisation.

"I have no idea, I have just absolutely no reason why anybody would do it," Mr Brenland added.

A Suffolk Police spokesperson said enquiries were ongoing into the incident between 5.15pm on November 30 and 9am on December 1.

Anyone with information should contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference number 37/69460/23.

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