Youth criminals are terrorising business owners at a mall in Palmerston North with seemingly no punishment.

Around 30 teenagers smashed up downtown shopping centre, stealing items and causing chaos.

They then came back the next day, taunting shop owners with the items they stole before attacking a daughter of a bakery owner and then attacking other staff as they tried to help.

So far only two girls have been arrested.

A Palmerston North store owner who has had a run in with these teens, who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.

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