Oil splattered over East Harling home leaves couple 'traumatised'

Thousands of pounds of damage was caused when oil was thrown at a property and vehicle

A woman in her 60s says she has been left "traumatised" and "frightened" after oil was thrown over her house and car.

Sally Fey, who lives in East Harling, Norfolk, with husband Jon, said she had no idea why their home was targeted.

Two males threw oil at their White Hart Street property causing thousands of pounds of damage.

Norfolk Police said it would like to speak to anyone who saw a white pick-up lorry in the area at the time.

The vandalism happened at 01:00 on 31 October, but police have only just notified the media about the case.

Mrs Fey said she did not believe it was a Halloween prank, but police have not commented.

Oil was spattered up to the eaves, down the windows and poured over her husband's car, Mrs Fey said.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the vandalism, or who has information, to contact them

"It's a big sticky mess and despite a cleaning company coming in straight away, it is still seeping in through the front door letter box and the windows," she said.

Mr and Mrs Fey, who are pensioners, moved to the property four years ago.

Their CCTV camera captured "fuzzy images" of a van driving past several times, with Mrs Fey adding that "two people came up the driveway, with two buckets each and hurled them".

Just to clean the porch and windows has cost £2,000, said Mrs Fey

The substance washed off their car, causing no long-term damage, but the driveway remains badly stained.

Oil was poured over Jon Ley's car in the attack

"The cleaning company has yet to identify the substance used in the incident - they don't know if it's flammable so have not been able to tackle the stains on the drive," explained Mrs Fey.

She said it could take "several weeks of treatment", but the stains may still not be removed and some of the drive may need replacing.

Mrs Ley said the vandalism had been "awful", adding she had been "in denial"

"[We're] frightened, shocked, we've no idea why we were targeted, it's very scary," said Mrs Fey.

Police have appealed for witnesses.