A Sikh temple has been targeted in Perth’s north a second time in as many years.
Community members say they are lucky the vandal couldn’t make it beyond the security gate of the temple in Bennett Springs.
The vandal who targeted the Gurudwara on Tuesday night, parked his ute in front of the main entrance of the religious centre and began shouting. He then ripped off the signage and reversed his ute into the security gate twice.
Jarnail Singh from the gurudwara told Ten Eyewitness News that the vandal ripped off the synthetic grass turf and hurled inside the temple. He said the community members would like to speak to the offender.
“If there’s any misunderstanding, we would like to clear that. We want to live in peace and united,” said Mr. Singh.
The Gurudwara was targeted with anti-Islamic graffiti in 2014 Source: Facebook
The police managed to catch the offender short time later with his car registration caught on CCTV. Even as he appeared highly intoxicated, he refused to give a breath test.
The 38-year-old man has been charged with string of offences including driving without a licence.
The same gurudwara was targeted in 2014 while the construction was still on. Two men were caught spraying anti-Islamic graffiti on the temple walls.
