Crime
WATCH: Late night vandalism in Whittlesey caught on CCTV
![“To the gentleman who decided to let his frustration out on our plant outside the restaurant on Friday night completely destroying it leaving soil everywhere,” their post began.](https://www.cambsnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ves-main--scaled.webp)
Restaurant owners have pleaded with the “gentleman” who pulled out a plant outside their premises late last night and hurled it across a main road to apologise and replace it.
In #Whittlesey last night this man decided to wreck a lovely plant outside of our local Italian restaurant pic.twitter.com/QFdt4KOnSo
— John Elworthy (@johnelworthy) March 26, 2023
The wanton act of vandalism was caught on CCTV and has been shared today across social media.
Vesuvio Italian restaurant in Eastgate, Whittlesey, placed the CCTV on their Facebook page and shared it to other groups.
“To the gentleman who decided to let his frustration out on our plant outside the restaurant on Friday night completely destroying it leaving soil everywhere,” their post began.
![“To the gentleman who decided to let his frustration out on our plant outside the restaurant on Friday night completely destroying it leaving soil everywhere,” their post began.](https://www.cambsnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ves-6-jpg.webp)
“To the gentleman who decided to let his frustration out on our plant outside the restaurant on Friday night completely destroying it leaving soil everywhere,” their post began.
“We’d just like to ask… what did the plant do to you? “
The restaurant owners added: “If you would like to gift us another plant to replace this one please come to the restaurant, our opening times are on our page.”