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“I come to work the ball in the stomach”

I am disgusted, dejected, tired. Tuesday morning, returning to his shop, located rue de Jemmapes in Thionville, his world collapsed. “The cellar door, where my merchandise is stored, was cut with a grinder when I had reinforced everything after an intrusion last June. “

Valérie Bichel has a lot on her heart. Her shared Happiness store was her dream. Initially, she was a nurse. She started sewing anti-nightmares accessories for her children.

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One thing led to another, she created her company ten years ago in Marspich and presented her heartwarming creations, including the famous kiss cushions, in pop-up shops to finally take the leap in November 2018, by opening her store.

” I like what I do. The first time I was vandalized was in the summer of 2019. Then it calmed down. But there, twice in six months, it’s hard. “

The individual identified on a video

As her insurance had advised her, she had the cellar door reinforced and above all, she installed a camera. “We can see this intrusion perfectly, on Sunday January 2 at 10:13 am, and we identify the individual. A man she knows.

The shopkeeper lodged a complaint and provided the video to the Thionville police officers. An investigation is underway.

“For months, I have come to work the ball in the stomach. I sometimes think of stopping everything, it makes me so phobic. It would be heartbreaking. My clients support me and I love my job, but I’m tired of the administrative procedures, paperwork to fill out, stock to check, complaints to file when I would prefer to devote my time to creation. “

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