21/09/2016

Two Homes Attacked By Masked Men With Hatchets In Co Antrim

Two homes have been attacked in Larne, Co Antrim, by two masked men carrying hatchets in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 21 September.

Two people were uninjured after windows and doors were smashed at a property in Fleet Street.

Damage was also caused to the inside of the house.

Meanwhile, a couple and their young son escaped injury after a house in the Seahill Road area was attacked.

A car was discovered burned out in a field in Walnut Avenue a short time later.

Police are trying to establish if there is a link between the attacks and are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

(CD/MH)


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