Young family targeted in Dungannon petrol bomb attack

A couple with a young child and a baby came under fire in their Dungannon home on Sunday night.

One petrol bomb was allegedly thrown at the building on Kilmaddy Hill, while another was launched into the house, and a garden bench was used to ram the front door, breaking a pane of glass.

It's after two men arrived at the property at around 9.05pm - and one of them was believed to have been armed with a knife.

Police say it was lucky nobody was injured in this 'terrifying ordeal'.

Detective Sergeant Robinson said: "None of the occupants in the house, which included a man and a woman and young child and a baby, were injured, however this must have been a terrifying ordeal for them. This was a reckless attack which could have had a devastating impact, resulting in serious injury or worse.

"We are working to establish a motive for what happened and would appeal to anyone who was in the area last night at around 9pm and saw what happened, or anyone who may have been in the area earlier in the evening and saw anything out of the ordinary to call our detectives on 101, quoting reference number 1402 09/02/20."

"Anyone with information can also call Crimestoppers, which is anonymous, on 0800 555 111."