A sex shop, which contain's the UK's ‘largest selection of dildos’, has been attacked for the fifth time in a matter of months by balaclava donning thugs on a motorbike,

Clonezone, a 'beloved and iconic queer sex shop' in the heart of Manchester's gay village, was vandalised by two masked men on Sunday afternoon (September 10).

In CCTV footage, one of the suspects was seen getting off the bike and attempting to smash a window to the shop, which boasts the UK's largest selection of top quality gay sex toys.

However, the windows to the store are now protected by iron bars following has four previous attacks.

After his attempt failed, he then throws an object at the doors and also at the security equipment, which was placed on the outside the premises.

The latest incident has caused around £3,500 worth of damage and comes four months after a similar attack caused £4,000 worth of damage.

Police investigating the incident are now looking to gather more information on the two masked men, who were seen in the clip, dressed all in black, approaching the shop on a bike.

An arrest was made after after the latest attack, police have confirmed.

However, Greater Manchester Police have appealed for information in a bid to to locate the bike used in the long-running campaign of damage.

A cash reward of £2,000 is being offered by Crimestoppers for any information that that leads to the conviction of anyone involved.

Chief Inspector Steve Wiggins said: “So far, we have arrested a person but we know that there is someone out there who knows where this bike is and who it belongs to and we are urging them to reach out to us.

“We appreciate that the images in the CCTV image are not of the best quality, but we are releasing them in the hope that someone was able to witness this attack and can come forwards with information."

Wiggins says all five attacks on the shop are believed to be "hate motivated" and had the "same style of offending".

Chief Inspector Wiggins added: “The attacks are very specific, with all five attacks showcasing the same style of offending to one specific shop, with offenders arriving on bikes and causing significant damage.

"We are keen to find out the motivations behind the attacks which will assist us with tracing those responsible and bringing them to justice.

“This is the fifth attack on this business in the last four months and this cannot continue. We are doing everything in our power to investigate the incidents whilst protecting the business."

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Detectives believe the red off-road bike used in the most recent incident was also used to attack the store on April 24 and May 22.

The first incident occurred on March 22 when bricks were hurled through its windows and the glass front door was then smashed on April 13.

A third incident on the evening of April 24 happened as staff were still working and an unmanned police car sat across the road.

Anyone with any information should contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by calling officers on 0161 856 3345.

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