A vandal spent Christmas morning in custody after a taxi window was smashed in Cirencester.

The incident happened at 11pm on Monday, December 24, when a taxi in the West Market Place had its window smashed.

Police arrested a 23-year-old Cirencester man for criminal damage and charged him with smashing the window of a taxi.

He will appear in court on Tuesday, February 12.

A spokesperson for Cotswolds Police tweeted: "We rather think his stocking should have #ChristmasCoal"