Petrol bomb thrown at house in Coleraine

Police Service of Northern Ireland
Author: Chelsie KealeyPublished 11th Aug 2022

Detectives are investigating a suspected petrol bomb being thrown at a property in Coleraine.

It happened in the Loughanhill Park area during the early hours of Thursday August 11.

Police have said shortly before 1am a man reported a loud bang outside his home.

When he opened the door, he discovered an item alight which he was able to extinguish using water.

The fire did not spread to any other parts of the house, or any neighbouring properties and no one was injured.

However, the incident has been branded was “a reckless attack which could have resulted in serious consequences.”

Detective Sergeant Colhoun said: “Some damage was caused to the door windowpane.

“There were no reports of any injuries, although this was a reckless attack which could have resulted in serious consequences.

“The device has now been recovered for forensic examination and our investigation is underway.

“I would appeal to anyone who was in the Loughanhill Park area during this time, and who witnessed anything or has video footage of this incident, to contact police on 101 quoting reference 103 of 11/08/22.”

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