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20/08/2007
Three Men Charged Over NI Arson Attack
Three men have been charged with arson with intent to endanger life following a fire at a house in Derry on Saturday.
A woman, her 10-year-old son and their pet dog were rescued at around 4.30am on Saturday morning after a flammable substance was poured through the letterbox of the house at Harty Court in Ballymagroarty and set alight.
Both the woman and her son were taken to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation but have since been released.
The men aged 38, 18 and 20 are expected to appear at Derry Magistrate’s Court today.
(SB/SP)
A woman, her 10-year-old son and their pet dog were rescued at around 4.30am on Saturday morning after a flammable substance was poured through the letterbox of the house at Harty Court in Ballymagroarty and set alight.
Both the woman and her son were taken to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation but have since been released.
The men aged 38, 18 and 20 are expected to appear at Derry Magistrate’s Court today.
(SB/SP)
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