Children With Chainsaws, Hammers, Axes Ransack Rs 12 Crore Home In UK
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Children aged 11 to 15 wreaked havoc, harming a wrought-iron chandelier, overturning valuable antique furniture.
A British couple's Rs 12 crore house was destroyed by child vandals who used chainsaws, hammers, and axes. The house looked like a war zone. In a month-long rampage, the careless teenagers smashed antiques, stained-glass windows, and even cut down a palm tree.
Joanna Pittard, husband Matt and their two daughters had planned to make it their family home before it was 'absolutely trashed' by the youths, reported The Metro News.
According to a release by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, six teenagers have been sentenced for causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Grade II listed house in Shanklin between May 5 and June 5, 2022.