Car driven deliberately into a St Helens family house
The four inside - which included three children - were not injured
Last updated 24th Feb 2024
A car's been deliberately driven into at a family home in St Helens.
It happened in Clock Face in the early hours of Saturday morning (24 February).
At about 12.45am a car, a white Toyota Hi-Lux, was deliberately driven into a house on Beechwood Close.
It then was driven off a short distance before the occupants got out and the car was deliberately set on fire on nearby Jersey Street.
Fortunately, the four occupants within the house, which included three children, were not injured.
Inspector Ray Mavrakakis said: “Fortunately the occupants of the house, who were in bed at the time of the incident, were not injured but they are extremely traumatised. The deliberate and reckless actions of these individuals has also caused significant damage to the property and damaged power supplies to the property.
"After reversing in to the house the offenders drove the car a short distance before getting out and deliberately setting fire to it. We believe there were three people involved in this attack. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended at both scenes and extinguished the car fire.
“We believe this to be a targeted attack on the address and are determined to find those responsible so they can be brought to justice.
“We have made extensive enquiries as part of our ongoing investigation, have carried out forensic examinations and we carrying out an extensive review of CCTV footage in the area.
“I would like to appeal to anyone in the area who has CCTV or video doorbells to review their footage as they could have vital information which would help our investigation."