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16/02/2004
Teenage woman escapes arson attack
A teenage woman has been treated for shock after her home was set alight by arsonists.
The 18-year-old had to escape her Ballycraigy Gardens home in Newtownabbey after a flammable liquid was poured through the letter box at around 3.30pm on Sunday.
Fire damage was caused to a hall while smoke damage affected the remainder of the house.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the attack but believe it not to be sectarian.
(MB)
The 18-year-old had to escape her Ballycraigy Gardens home in Newtownabbey after a flammable liquid was poured through the letter box at around 3.30pm on Sunday.
Fire damage was caused to a hall while smoke damage affected the remainder of the house.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the attack but believe it not to be sectarian.
(MB)
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