CCTV footage shows the bizarre moment a real-life Grinch carried out a late night knife attack on a giant inflatable Christmas tree. <br /><br />Shaun Davies, 22, was left gobsmacked when the festive display outside his home in Wrexham was targeted by a mindless vandal on Tuesday night (14/12).<br /><br />Security cameras captured the yob, who was with two pals, marching over and putting a knife through the inflatable fir causing it to sadly deflate to the ground. <br /><br />Shaun had created the dazzling winter wonderland outside his home to raise money for charity after his partner Jodie Murphy, 33, was diagnosed with breast cancer. <br /><br />He says he was left devastated when he woke the next day to find one of the decorations in a pile on the ground with a slash mark through the middle. <br /><br />Caretaker Shaun has spent thousands of pounds over the last five years decking out the front of his home with Christmas lights, decorations and a grotto. <br /><br />He said: "This year I spent a few hundred pounds adding to the display as we wanted it to be bigger and better than ever for Jodie. <br /><br />"But we woke up on the Wednesday morning to discover the Christmas tree had been slashed with a blade and couldn't believe it. <br /><br />"Our first thought was 'what is the point in that?' Why would you go around stabbing an inflatable Christmas tree? It's just a bit odd. <br /><br />"The aggression he does it with is extremely shocking as well. It's like he wanted to cause maximum damage - but it was just a blow up tree.<br /><br />"We think it must have been a knife because the cut was so large and clean. The most worrying thing is that somebody is walking the streets with a knife.<br /><br />"Its disappointing because it is obvious the display is for charity. We have signs up about checking yourself for cancer and there's also a donation tin.<br /><br />"The police sound keen to apprehend him as the biggest concern is that somebody is wandering around with a blade and obviously willing to use it. <br /><br />"The response has been amazing though and somebody from Australia has even been in touch offering to pay for another one."<br /><br />Filmed on the 14th December 2021.
