Owners 'heartbroken' as fuel hoses cut, racist graffiti sprayed at recently reopened Sydney petrol station
The owner of a petrol station that was defaced with racist slurs in Sydney's south-west this morning says she was left "heartbroken" and "at a loss for words" following the attack at their recently reopened business.
The family-run West Side petrol station on Lindesay Street in Campbelltown was graffitied overnight, with the owners posting the footage of the vandal to Facebook this morning.
The graffiti read "die Aussie dogs" and "I hate Aus [...] Lebanon all the way".
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The family-run West Side petrol station in Campbelltown was graffitied overnight. Nine
Footage also showed the vandal cutting one of the lines to a petrol pump - a dangerous action which was discovered by the morning manager who saw petrol leaking from the pump.
The owner of the petrol station told 9News she was "absolutely heartbroken".
"I'm mortified and disgusted by how someone could do something like that to a local business," she told 9News.
Community members have been trickling into the store today to offer their support to the family-owned business.
"For someone to come in with a helmet over his head like a real coward to do something like this to such nice people...," store regular Geoff Hardcombe said.
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CCTV footage has caught the moment a vandal defaced a petrol station in Sydney's south-west with the words "die Aussie dogs" and "I hate Australia". Nine
The attack comes as the petrol station recently reopened after a massive fire and explosion forced it to close for the past two years.
Earlier today, the owners took to Facebook to express their dismay.
"We have turned up this morning to these really unfortunate scenes of graffiti and our fuel hose pumps have been cut in a gutless cowardly act ... we will keep this person in our prayers," the Facebook post read.
"This is a family-run business and to have to deal with these things in today's living is so heartbreaking.
"We are trying to do the right thing by our community to provide everyday low prices on a very essential cost of living expense and you get these types of things happen by someone in our community is very sad."
NSW Police confirmed that several of the pumps had been cut.
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The owner of the petrol station told 9News that she was "absolutely heartbroken" and she was "at a loss for words" after the attack. Nine
They have been forced to close the petrol lane for the day as repairs are underway. Nine
The graffiti was discovered by the owners when they turned up to open this morning.
They have been forced to close the petrol lane for the day as repairs are underway.
NSW Police confirmed they were aware of the attack and are investigating.
They are looking for a man aged in his 20s and 30s wearing dark clothing with a blue coloured helmet on.
He was riding a blue and black trail bike.
Anyone with information on the vandalism is urged to contact police.
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