VULNERABLE disabled people have been left 'heartbroken' and 'devastated' after vandals trashed two minibuses during a planned attack.

Horrified staff discovered two specially adapted minibuses used by the Myriad Centre had their windows smashed and tyres slashed.

Worcester News: GUTTED: Salena Begum (client care co-ordinator) and Richard Whateley (chief executive) next to the damaged Myriad Centre minibuses GUTTED: Salena Begum (client care co-ordinator) and Richard Whateley (chief executive) next to the damaged Myriad Centre minibuses (Image: Supplied)

Chief executive Richard Whateley described the orchestrated attack outside Green Hill Lodge in Merrimans Hill Road as horrendous leaving both vehicles inoperable.

An emergency Just Giving appeal has now been launched to raise money to offset the damage which could cost the charity £40,000 in potential lost income.

Both minibuses had been parked behind locked gates and the attack took place at some point over the weekend.

The charity moved out of St George's Walk in Worcester on Friday for 18 months into the temporary 'new home' while the old base is refurbished. The charity's livery and logo are displayed clearly on the minibuses.

Worcester News: DREADFUL: The broken window in the Myriad Centre van DREADFUL: The broken window in the Myriad Centre van (Image: Supplied)

If they cannot get the service up and running again by next week, the charity stands to lose £40,000 in potential income, charity bosses estimate.

Mr Whateley said: "They have completely trashed two of our vehicles - the vehicles we pick up our clients in every day. They slashed all the tyres and smashed all the windows.

"The third one was in the repair shop or they would have done that one as well. Because of this, we had to let families down today.

"This was planned. This was a sustained attack. It would have been 20 minutes to half an hour setting about these vehicles. This is dreadful. These people are dreadful people."

Worcester News: FLAT: The attack left one of the minibuses with four flat tyres FLAT: The attack left one of the minibuses with four flat tyres (Image: Supplied)

One minibus had every single window and the windscreen smashed and all four tyres slashed with an estimated repair bill running into thousands of pounds. The other had the windscreen smashed and three tyres slashed with a bill running into the hundreds of pounds.

The Myriad Centre provides essential respite care for young adults living with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). The staff provide 'desperately needed, specialist respite care'.

The former transit vans have been specially adapted to fit six wheelchairs inside at a time. Mr Whateley said the culprits also tried to break into the temporary base as well.

"The service users are devastated. It's a lifeline for them. I'm incredibly disappointed and disillusioned in my fellow human beings. There had been no vehicles parked here for two and a half years as the council had mothballed the building," he said.

He explained that the Myriad Centre provided a rest for families caring for those with disabilities but was also a 'happy place' for service users themselves.

Not everyone will be able to bring service users to the Myriad Centre which is expected to run at around half its usual capacity today (Tuesday).

 Those with information about the attack can contact the force on 101, quoting incident reference 000057-1-02102023.

We have approached West Mercia Police for a comment.