A WELLINGTON resident, 78, who had windows his home and car windows smashed overnight says he ‘doesn’t feel safe anymore’.

Brian Carpenter was sleeping in his home that he shares with his grandson on Brendon Road on Thursday, April 3, when he believes bricks were used to break a downstairs window.

He also said the front passenger window of his car was also smashed between 12.30am and 3.30am.

Mr Carpenter said: “I don’t feel safe anymore. I’ve lived here for 46 years and I’ve never known anything like it.”

“When we heard the bang, my grandson thought I’d fallen. We didn’t really discover it until we got up in the morning.”

Nothing was stolen from the home or the car, and Brian says he doesn’t know of any obvious reason for the damage.

He added: “I don’t see why and I’ve been here all these years and I’ve never fallen out with anyone.

“People like this shouldn’t be running around our streets.”

The police were contacted at around 6am on the morning of the incident and Brian said someone attended the scene on Saturday, April 5.

A police investigation is ongoing.

Avon and Somerset Police said in a statement: “We are investigating an incident in Wellington in which the window of a house and the window of a car were both smashed.

“The incident, which is believed to have taken place at some point between 9pm on Wednesday, April 2, and 6am on Thursday, April 3, in Brendon Road was reported at 6am on Thursday, April 3.

“Officers have spoken to the victim and carried out house-to-house enquiries in the area and the investigation is progressing.

“If you have any information which could help our investigation, please call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5225094958.”