THIS is the moment a bold thug booted his way into a Govanhill shop.

CCTV images show the man kicking the door of Latino on Victoria Road, making two attempts to gain entry.

He spends a short time in the Romanian food store before waiting for a couple to walk past then making his escape.

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Devastated owner Loredana Pancui said a sum of money had been taken but nothing else was touched in the raid.

Her neighbours contacted her this morning to tell her that the front door of the shop was badly damaged.

And on arrival she found cash had been taken from behind the counter.

The raid happened between 2am and 3am this morning.

As these CCTV images show there was a couple - a man and a woman - repeatedly walking past the shop at the same time.

It is the second break-in in less than a week on the Govanhill shopping street.

On Saturday night the charity shop Barnardos was also broken in to with its front door glass smashed.

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