They were travelling along Dereham Road, between Longwater Retail Park and Roundwell Park in Costessey, when the passenger side window suddenly exploded.

Mat Cooper, whose wife was driving the car, said: "My wife and mother-in-law were shot at with either an air rifle or catapult while driving back from Wimbledon at around 12:30am on Saturday.

"The window blew up just inches from my mother-in-law's head."

The car window was blown through with a launched object (Image: Mat Cooper)

"It left a hole which........

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