A mum of three is desperate to move homes after her property was “smashed up” by more than a dozen people.
Herts Police were called to reports of a disturbance in Hemming Way, Watford, at around 8.10pm on Monday, March 6.
Around 15 people were attacking the garden fence and smashed a window during attempts to break in, with one witness likening it to a “war zone”.
It was later alleged that a stolen moped was in the property’s garden, before two stolen mopeds were recovered by police. No arrests have been made.
Since the incident, the woman, who lives in the home with her three children, has said they are all too scared to return.
Her sister told the Watford Observer that she has not had enough support from Watford Community Housing, which owns the home.
She said: “They are all really scared. My 12-year-old niece said they don’t want to go back to the house because they don’t feel safe.”
Currently, the mum and children, one of whom is disabled, are staying with her mother in a one-bed flat.
The sister has claimed WCH will not look into moving the family until they have a crime reference number.
“But my sister wasn’t given one and she was calling Watford police all day on Tuesday, and no-one was answering,” the woman said.
“People came to smash up the house and they had petrol cans.
“My sister and the kids have been treated like they were the ones doing something wrong.
“She feels she has been treated disgustingly by the police.”
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A WCH spokesperson said it cannot comment on individual cases but said it works closely with the police to keep residents safe.
“We always provide all the support we can in cases where the police believe there is a risk to the safety of an individual or a household,” they added.
The spokesperson said requests to move homes are handled on a case-by-case basis.
A Herts Police spokesperson said: “This is quite a complex investigation, and, for operational reasons, we are unable to provide further comment on this matter for the time being.”
Since the incident, police have visited the address and WCH has been given the crime number.
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