Carrickfergus: woman suffers serious facial injuries after being assaulted as she sat in her car

A woman has sustained serious facial injuries after being attacked while sitting in her car in Carrickfergus.

Police said the incident happened last night (Thursday) as she sat in her car on Prince Andrew Way.

They said the woman was struck a number of times to her face leaving her with serious facial injuries before the man made off on foot.

After the incident the PSNI attended the scene of a fire (main pic) at a flat at Longfield Gardens in Greenisland, at around 3 o'clock this morning.

This is now being treated as arson.

A 40 year old man was arrested in Greenisland today (Friday) by officers investigating an assault in Carrickfergus and a fire in Greenisland

Police say he has been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including grievous bodily harm with intent, arson with intent to endanger life, non-fatal strangulation and dangerous driving and is currently in police custody.

A PSNI spokesperson added: "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 http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.