Child escapes injury in Cookstown petrol bomb attack

A CHILD escaped injury when a petrol bomb was thrown at a house in Cookstown in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Police said the attack happened in the Jubilee Park area of the town.

“Shortly before 4:10am, it was reported that a petrol bomb was thrown at a house in the area,” Sergeant Clifford said.

“The device landed below the front window of the property and damaged a child’s bicycle in the area. Scorch damage was caused to both the window sill and the wall of the property during the incident. Two females aged 49 and 21 years old, as well as a young child were inside the house at the time, but were not injured.

“It was also reported that a liquid was poured over a car parked in the area, but no damage was reported.

“Enquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and we would appeal to anyone with any information to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 227 16/06/20. You can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ . You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/ ”