Tuesday 7 May 2013

Glenavy caravan fire was 'hate crime' - County Antrim

From UTV

A caravan belonging to a young Traveller couple has been destroyed in a fire in Glenavy, Co Antrim.

Police received report of the blaze at Main Street shortly after 2am on Tuesday.

Officers attended along with fire and rescue crew to find the caravan had been decimated.

A relative of the married couple, aged 18 and 22, said they lost their home and all their belongings in the fire and described the incident as an "appalling attack".

The pair were not in the caravan at the time of the fire.

A PSNI spokesperson said they are treating the incident as a hate crime.

Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them at Lisburn on 0845 600 8000 or through the Crimestoppers charity.
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4 comments:

  1. Unknown8 May 2013 at 14:56

    bad craic altogether lawds...

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  2. Unknown10 May 2013 at 13:13

    was out walking the ferrets, saw the burnt out wreck...sad times sad times braws

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  3. Anonymous11 May 2013 at 19:08

    Was such a terrible thing to happen to me and my husband it was such a beautiful home in everyway but if any1 has any infomation please contact police immediatly

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  4. Tony13 May 2013 at 11:35

    Could have been nasty that. Setting Caravans on fire is not a laughing matter.

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