An upset dad says making particular recollections along with his daughter is on maintain because of the senseless assault. ‘For me and my daughter to have that point again is simply priceless to me.’
Dan Page’s property and two autos have been broken in an axe assault on Thursday, April 9, in Newquay(Image: Dan Page)
A devastated dad says making recollections along with his daughter is on maintain after tens of hundreds of kilos of injury was inflicted on his house and autos by a senseless vandal.
Dan Page, a tiler from Newquay, was on a canine stroll on Thursday (April 9) when he returned to search out glass strewn throughout his property. The home windows on his home have been smashed, in addition to intensive harm to his work automobile and motorhome, which is extraordinarily sentimental.
Fortunately, the 46-year-old, his younger daughter and his two canine weren’t house on the time. Unfortunately, he is since found that his automobile insurance coverage doesn’t cowl the harm to the motorhome, so he is considerably out of pocket.
A fundraising web page has been set up by Dan in an try to boost some cash for repairs. Here he writes: “My life was turned the other way up.
“An particular person got here to my house and carried out an unprovoked assault with an axe. My work van has been utterly written off, all of the home windows in my motorhome have been smashed, entrance lights smashed and even the home windows on the entrance of my home and my entrance door have been destroyed.
“The total damage is estimated to be around £25,000. To make matters worse, I’ve since found out that my insurance will not cover the window damage to my motorhome, despite having third-party, fire and theft cover. I’m now facing a significant financial burden at a time when I can least afford it.
“My work van being written off means I’m at the moment unable to work, which has left me with out an earnings whereas I attempt to type all the things out and discover a alternative automobile.
“The motorhome means a lot to me and my 10-year-old daughter. It’s something we use to get away, spend quality time together, and have a break from everything. Right now, that’s been taken away from us too.
“This all comes after an already troublesome interval in my life following a relationship breakdown seven months in the past. To undergo one thing like this on prime of all the things else has been extremely onerous to course of. I’ve by no means requested for assist like this earlier than, however proper now I really feel like I’ve no selection.” View the GoFundMe, here.
He added: “I don’t want an improve and I don’t need to milk anyone, however for me and my daughter to have that point again is simply priceless to me. We like to make recollections and our weekends of doing which might be on maintain now.”
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police mentioned: “Police have been referred to as to a property in Lewarne Road, Newquay, at round 1.15pm on Thursday 9 April following stories of a man in possession of an axe and inflicting legal harm.
“It was further reported that the man had left the scene. Units, including armed officers attended the scene and later located a man at Cornwall Services.
“A 44-year-old man from Newquay has been arrested on suspicion of legal harm, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, theft and drink-driving. He has been launched on bail, pending additional enquiries.”
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