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Glasgow charity hit by vandals

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The building of Glasgow Street Aid was tarnished earlier this week.

A Glasgow charity has shared their shock after their building was vandalised. 

Volunteers from Glasgow Street Aid spotted the main door and side walls of its city centre building had been graffitied over Monday night.

As reported in the Glasgow Times, the charity’s team of 50 support people with medical emergencies, intoxication, and mental health crises, as well as assisting the homeless population and missing youths all over the city.

The group have reported the incident to Police Scotland, and have been left in disbelief. 

John Barclay, volunteer head of service, told the Glasgow Times: "It's the first time this has happened.

"For myself, I volunteer here most days and I spend a lot of time cleaning the place, making sure the windows are tidy.

"So, this is quite heartbreaking, especially as we are here in a medical capacity to try and help people.

"For somebody to do this, is just heartbreaking.

"The others are worried about how are we going to pay for this to be fixed. The paintwork will need to be replaced.

"We will try and scrub the windows ourselves.

"The general consensus is that it's quite sad and a lot of people are wondering why it has happened.

"We don't have any enemies in Glasgow, we are here to help and we don't fall out with anybody."