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A North Yorkshire cafe owner has made a tearful plea After Her shop window was smashed ahead of one of her busiest trading days of the year.

In a video on Social Media , Helen Slater , who runs Ripon's Cathedral View cafe, said she was " heartbroken" at The Discovery early on Friday morning.

Appealing for witnesses to get In Touch , she added: " It's a struggle to make money and now I can't open. "

Ms Slater has since praised the " wonderful" response from " team Ripon".

North Yorkshire Police confirmed officers were investigating The Incident .

In an emotional recording made soon after arriving for work early on Friday morning, Ms Slater said: " Someone has very kindly smashed my window.

" If anyone knows who it is, please let them know how heartbroken they've made somebody. "

" This really, really, hurts, " she added.

However, a few hours later Ms Slater posted a second video thanking local people for their " amazing" help.

" Everybody's jumped in. I'm being boarded up, " She Said .

" It was a shock and I blubbed my eyes out, but Thank You everybody for all your kind words and help. "

The Cafe , which sits directly opposite Ripon Cathedral , would reopen as soon as it was " safe to do so" Ms Slater said.

" Thank You all from the bottom of my heart. "

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: " We received a report This Morning that The Window of a cafe on Bedern Bank, Ripon, had been smashed with a rock. "

The vandalism was believed to have taken place some time between 18:00 GMT on Thursday and 06:15 GMT on Friday, they added.

Officers appealed for anyone with information about The Incident to get In Touch .

Source of news: bbc.com