Mid Ulster MLA Sandra Overend has condemned a break-in at the newsagents in Moneymore during which a window was broken and a charity box stolen.
The Ulster Unionist Party member’s office is just doors away from the shop, which was targeted over Tuesday night.
She said: “I was appalled to learn that, overnight in Moneymore, a local shop was broken into.
“Not only that, but having broken a window to gain entry, the perpetrators went on to steal money which was being collected in the shop for a local charity.
“This shameful act has taken place in the mouth of Christmas, and – following a robbery at another local business recently – has left another businessman in the village to deal with the criminal actions of others.