A real-life Grinch gets instant karma after he karate kicks a community's Christmas tree - and is sent sprawling on the ground. The hapless yob was caught on CCTV trying to impress his mates by attacking an 8ft fir outside shops in Northampton. Two girls are seen posing next to the tree before another tries to yank it off its stand. A teenage boy then launches himself at the festive fir with a kung-fu style kick. But he misjudges the attack and is sent sprawling to the ground while his pals burst into hysterics. The boy is seen rubbing his leg and grimacing before taking out his anger on the tree again, this time ripping the lights off as he runs away. The mindless attack was captured on security cameras outside shops in Kingsley Park Terrace, in Northampton, at 7.30pm on Sunday (3/12). Businessman Ryan Michlig, 39, who put the tree outside his Right Vape shop, said: “I just wanted to brighten up the area. “When I saw what the youths did, it left me feeling deflated and sad and thinking what’s the point of doing something like that again. "I think the more you make a place bright it lifts the area and stamps out bad behaviour. “We all want a nice place to live in. “You can see on the CCTV that these kids have literally just gone for it. "They've just attacked it, just for the point of nothing. They've stripped all the lights off it and ruined it. “We have never experienced this before despite having the shop in a challenging area. "I should just be able to make something nice and it should stay that way. “It's not for me, we just try and create a nice welcoming place for everyone. “It's very upsetting when people just flippantly just damage things and they don't realize what it means to the community. “It's not my tree, it's everybody's tree, just to see something pretty." Ryan posted the footage on Facebook and was flooded with offers from people to replace the trashed tree. He said: "A pensioner walked in the door this morning and gave us £20 saying 'me and my wife saw your story and we were so touched that we wanted to give you something towards it' and he wouldn't take no for an answer. "All the messages of support made me realise just how wonderful this community is. There is so much love out there." Northamptonshire Police say they are hunting the louts. A spokesperson said: "We have received a report of criminal damage of a Christmas tree. “This took place between 7.30pm and 8pm on Saturday, December 3 at the Right Vape shop in Kingsley Park terrace, Northampton. "A group of six people were seen near the tree at the time of the incident, although it is believed only two were involved in the actual damage.