Staff at a Warminster charity shop have been left shocked and dismayed after one of its windows was smashed over Christmas.

Oxfam, which is situated in the town’s High Street, was a target for vandals previously on November 8 last year.

The most recent incident happened some time between 5pm on December 23 and 9am on Christmas Eve when the shop was opened.

Anita Wunderlich, who has been manager at the branch for 11 years, said: “When I came to open up on Christmas Eve I could see it had been smashed and the wood was completely splintered.

“It was very upsetting to come in on Christmas Eve to see that. It put a downer on our Christmas.

“We are an easy target. We’ve been here for over 25 years but the situation has got worse. I think it’s because people congregate by the ATM machine next to Subway.

“Luckily we had protective filming on the inside which saved our window from being completely smashed.”

Mrs Wunderlich also said that the police told her the vandal responsible for the first incident would write a letter of apology but that never happened.

She said: “A couple of months ago the door window was kicked and we found blood on it. The police forensics team came and found the young man.

“We were promised an apology letter from the offender but we still haven’t received one.”

Inspector Dave Minty of Warminster and Westbury police said the offender of the first incident had been asked to apologise but had not done so.

He said: “In relation to getting an offender to say sorry, this is very difficult and not something we can normally enforce.”

The offender had been given a fixed penalty notice, in effect an £80 fine.

“The officer suggested a letter of apology which the offender agreed to,” said Insp Minty. “Unfortunately this was not something he did, which is disappointing.

“However, an enforced apology would mean very little to those concerned as it would be apparent that it was not genuine.”