Two arrested following petrol bomb attack on house

A woman was rescued from a house in Saintfield following the attack in the early hours of Wednesday.
Two arrested following petrol bomb attack on house

By Rebecca Black, Press Association

Two people have been arrested following an arson attack on a house in Saintfield, Co Down.

Police said a woman was rescued from the property in the Manse Court area after a petrol bomb was thrown inside in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

It is being investigated as arson with intent to endanger life.

A man aged in his 40s and a woman aged in her 30s have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life
Police spokesperson

Later on Wednesday a man and a woman were arrested by detectives investigating the incident.

“A man aged in his 40s and a woman aged in her 30s have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life,” a PSNI spokesperson said.

“They both remain in police custody at this time.”

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