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17/10/2014
Children Injured In Petrol Bomb Attack
Two children are being treated in hospital following a petrol bomb attack on a house in Waterford city.
Gardaí say that an 11-year-old girl and her 1-year-old sister suffered burns and cuts in the attack on their home in Ardmore Park in Ballybeg. The house was attacked at about 21:00 on Thursday.
It is understood that the children were sitting on a sofa when the petrol bomb was thrown through the front window.
Their injuries are described as serious but not life-threatening.
Gardaí in Waterford say they have arrested a man in his 20s in connection with the attack.
(MH/CD)
Gardaí say that an 11-year-old girl and her 1-year-old sister suffered burns and cuts in the attack on their home in Ardmore Park in Ballybeg. The house was attacked at about 21:00 on Thursday.
It is understood that the children were sitting on a sofa when the petrol bomb was thrown through the front window.
Their injuries are described as serious but not life-threatening.
Gardaí in Waterford say they have arrested a man in his 20s in connection with the attack.
(MH/CD)
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