A NEWPORT woman, days away from her wedding, has spoken of her fear as she was showered in a "hail storm" of glass at a shopping centre.

Susanne Dunkert, 37, was getting supplies ahead of her wedding on Saturday with her friend Leeaan Rose-Smith, Leeaan’s two daughters, Jasmin 14, and Georgia, nine, and her own three-year-old Mia.

The group had just arrived at Cwmbran shopping centre and were near Primark at around 1.30 pm on Monday when shattered glass rained down from above them.

Miss Dunkert, said: "We heard a pop and then a crack, as though someone had shot the window and then it was like being in a hail storm.

"There was so much glass, it was only afterwards you think how lucky you were it wasn’t worse. We are all very shaken up."

Mrs Rose-Smith, who was left with cuts on her head, ankles, legs, and arms, said she was left with a terrible headache the following morning, but was relieved it wasn’t worse.

She said the panel of glass was around eight feet by six feet and was re-enforced glass.

Both women were unhappy with the reaction of the shopping centre staff.

Mrs Rose-Smith, who is visiting for the wedding from Norfolk, said: "One of the men from the shopping centre came running through and pushed us out the way telling people to get the barriers up and get it cleaned up and make sure no-one reports it.

"We felt they were more interested in keeping it quiet than dealing with us".

Miss Dunkert said: "I’m absolutely disgusted with their response, the supervisor Sarah from Primark was brilliant but the rest of them were no help."

Cwmbran shopping centre manager, Gerry Hutchings, denied the allegation and said: "The safety of the public is our main concern and our staff are well trained and fully qualified to deal with all major incidents.

"A first aider attended and the area was cordoned off as quickly as possible so no-one else would be hurt and will remain so until a full and through investigation has been carried out."