A WOMAN who had paint stripper thrown over her car is offering a £500 reward.

Nicola Todd, from Hunwick, near Bishop Auckland, did not suspect anything out of the ordinary when she woke on New Year’s Day.

She had spent a quiet night at home with her partner and two children.

However, at 2pm when she ventured out to her car she found the Citroen C4 Grand Picasso had been ruined by the household chemical.

“The car is wrecked – the boot, the windows and seams all need to be replaced and the car needs a complete respray,”

she said. “We’re having to get cameras fitted on the house because of this.”

Miss Todd says she cannot understand why vandals would target her car, which is parked on the outskirts of Hunwick, a rural location.

The couple suffered from a similar attack on their car in December, when PVA glue was sprayed onto it, but Miss Todd does not know whether the two incidents are connected.

She said: “I daren’t sleep on a night, I feel vulnerable. I’ve no idea who it is. If anyone knows anything please come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 345-60-60-365.