Wellington shop windows on The Terrace shattered by vandals, mushrooms thrown inside

By RNZ

Two shops on The Terrace in Wellington have had glass windows shattered by vandals.

Windows on Wholly Bagels and TJ Terrace Superette each had windows shattered, with police confirming they received a report of wilful damage about 3am from a passerby.

TJ Terrace Superette operator Rekha Patel said she came in early and saw a lot of glass everywhere.

Shattered windows at Wholly Bagels on The Terrace, Wellington. Photo / RNZ

Patel said it didn’t look as if anything had been taken, but she was really scared.

“I looked at the glass outside and I thought it’s something ... maybe someone broke [a)]bottle or something.”

Wholly Bagels owner Jun Wei said the damage appeared to have been done by vandals during the weekend. Photo / RNZ

She said two customers came in and helped her get in and check the shop.

The bagel shop manager had arrived after a call from the owner, but said she wasn’t yet sure what had happened.

Police said no incidents were reported on The Terrace.

Wholly Bagels owner Jun Wei said the damage looked to have been done intentionally by vandals over the weekend.

”They threw mushrooms inside the hole, sliced mushrooms – I don’t know why,” Wei said.

”The hole is targeted on the logos, they’ve punched big holes on the two sides on the windows on the little devil’s head.

”It is really annoying, I don’t know why someone would do this kind of thing, it’s really stupid; business is already tough enough these days.”

Additional reporting NZ Herald