Ram raiders target Manningtree for the second time in three months

Raiders targeted the NatWest cash machine at Brooke Street in Manningtree. Credit: ITV News Anglia.

Raiders have smashed their way into a disused building in Essex to rip out a cash machine from the wall.

It is the second ram raid in just three months in Manningtree and follows a similar incident in Sible Hedingham, near Halstead, earlier this month.

Neighbours say at around 3am today (Friday), thieves targeted the NatWest ATM on Brook Street.

The building is currently empty, with plans in place to convert it into flats.

More to follow.

The mess left behind by ram raiders in Manningtree. Credit: ITV News Anglia.