Shocking CCTV shows moment adult store Clonezone is attacked for THIRD time... with police car parked outside

Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment an adult store in Manchester's Gay Village was attacked for a third time in a matter of weeks - with a police car parked up outside.

Clonezone, on Sackville Street, beside Canal Street, has had its windows smashed by vandals three times in just six weeks. Horrific footage shows the moment the two individuals, with their faces covered, arrive on a motorbike before one offender is seen smashing the windows in what police call a 'targeted' attack.

The third incident occurred on the evening of April 24, shortly before 6pm, as staff were still working inside. General Manager Richard Tropez has told the Manchester Evening News he is 'not confident' he can keep protecting his staff from the repeated attacks and that he has had to introduce security, shutters and new CCTV cameras to the store.

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"It is the third time this has happened and it's massively affecting the mental health of staff in store. I have a responsibility over those people, but I do not feel confident I can keep protecting them," he said.

"After the second attack happened, we had window replaced again and introduced additional CCTV and shutters for when we are closed, along with security from 7pm onwards.

"But yet at 6pm, in broad daylight and with a police car parked outside, it still happened."

The store first fell victim to an attack on the evening of March 22. It was a similar incident, with offenders arriving on a bike. The windows were smashed, prompting the venue to issue an emotional public statement writing: “Windows can be broken but the LGBTQIA+ community cannot."

The glass front door was then deliberately smashed up less than two weeks ago, on