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18/10/2024
Man Arrested In Connection With Assault And Arson
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an assault in Carrickfergus and a fire in Greenisland.
On Thursday evening, around 9pm, a woman was reportedly assaulted by a man while sitting in her car on Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus. The woman sustained serious facial injuries after being struck multiple times before the assailant fled on foot.
Following this incident, police responded to a fire at a flat on Longfield Gardens in Greenisland around 3am. The fire, which is being investigated as arson, did not result in any reported injuries.
The suspect in both incidents was identified and arrested by police on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, arson with intent to endanger life, non-fatal strangulation, and dangerous driving. He is currently in police custody.
Police enquiries are ongoing and if you were in the vicinity of Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus between 8.30-9.30pm on Thursday evening, or Longfield Gardens in Greenisland at around 3am on Friday morning, and have information, dash-cam or CCTV footage, officers would ask you to call them in Larne on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1702 17/10/24. You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org/.
On Thursday evening, around 9pm, a woman was reportedly assaulted by a man while sitting in her car on Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus. The woman sustained serious facial injuries after being struck multiple times before the assailant fled on foot.
Following this incident, police responded to a fire at a flat on Longfield Gardens in Greenisland around 3am. The fire, which is being investigated as arson, did not result in any reported injuries.
Police enquiries are ongoing and if you were in the vicinity of Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus between 8.30-9.30pm on Thursday evening, or Longfield Gardens in Greenisland at around 3am on Friday morning, and have information, dash-cam or CCTV footage, officers would ask you to call them in Larne on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1702 17/10/24. You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org/.
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