Restaurant smashed up as thug rams glass door with chair
A man has been arrested after a Somerset restaurant's front door was smashed up after furniture was thrown at it. The incident unfolded this morning (August 7) at Brazz in Castle Bow, Taunton[1].
Avon and Somerset Police[2] said officers were called out to the scene at around 7.25am after receiving reports of a man hurling a metal chair repeatedly at the front door of the venue. CCTV footage released by the restaurant's owners show a man grabbing a chair from outside the premises before throwing it at the door and using it as a makeshift battering ram.
A picture taken after the attack shows the main door of the venue smashed up. Brazz's owner Ronan Hunter told Somerset Live[3] no-one was hurt during the "frightening" incident.
Mr Hunter said: "This morning our team have had to deal with a frightening and upsetting situation whereby a vagrant has repeatedly smashed our glass doors with a metal chair. Thankfully nobody was hurt, neither our team nor our guests, but obviously a few have been a little shaken up."
Police confirmed a man was arrested over the incident and an appeal for witnesses has been issued. A spokesperson said: "An arrest has been made following a criminal damage incident at a premises in Taunton.
Glass on the front door of Brazz in Taunton was smashed during a violent attack (Image: Brazz)
"We were called at about 7.25am today (Monday 7 August) after a man was reported to have picked up furniture items and thrown them at a glass window in the Castle Green area. Police attended and arrested a 32-year-old man, who remains in custody.
"Enquiries into the incident are ongoing. Witnesses or anyone with footage of the incident can contact us online or call 101 and quote reference number 5223189368."
References
- ^ Taunton (www.somersetlive.co.uk)
- ^ Avon and Somerset Police (www.somersetlive.co.uk)
- ^ Somerset Live (www.somersetlive.co.uk)
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