A COUPLE who have experienced a string of vandalism attacks on their car said they no longer felt safe in their home.

Louis James, 57, and Antoinette Piercy, 61, who live in Horspath, near Oxford, want to move house after their blue Ford Fiesta was vandalised for a third time during the early hours of Saturday, August 8.

Police said the rear windscreen and a wing mirror were smashed and all four tyres were slashed when it was parked outside their SOHA housing association home in Gateley.

The couple now want to relocate, as they fear attacks on their car could turn onto their home.

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Mr James said: “It’s the third time it’s been done. I do not know what to do, but we are going to have to move.

“We cannot be living in fear every day.

“We've lived here for seven years and never had a problem – this last year has been a nightmare.

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“My partner was in the front room and heard a big crash, went outside and saw a man run off.

“He had smashed the back windscreen and slashed the tyres.”

Mr James and Ms Piercy live in the over-55s housing estate, just off Gidley Way, and said their car has been the only one targeted by vandals in the street.

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The couple added that £2,000 worth of damage had been made to their one-year-old 1.0 litre Ford.

Ms Piercy relies on the car to transport Mr James around, who became disabled after he suffered brain damage after falling off a ladder six years ago.

The bank worker also cares for Mr James’s mother who lives in Summertown and has recently been diagnosed with dementia.

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She added: “It’s happened before, someone is just picking our car. I have not got a clue who it could be.

“I’m 61, work in a bank and keep myself to myself.

“Louis is disabled and I have to go to work.

"We are worried what will happen next, maybe something could come through the letterbox.

“If they are willing to do this then who knows what's next. It’s very worrying.”

Thames Valley Police spokeswoman Hannah Jones said they had reports of a Ford Fiesta being damaged between 1.15am and 1.24am on Saturday.

She added that officers were investigating the incident of criminal damage to the vehicle, and anyone with any information regarding the matter should contact the police.