Birmingham home where young children slept targeted in ‘petrol bomb’ attack

Police are investigating after a house in Springfield was petrol bombed in the early hours of Monday morning (4 July)

The alarm was raised at 3am after a bottle of flammable substance was lit and thrown at the property on Silverton Crescent where a family with young children were sleeping. Fortunately all were safe and minimal damage was caused, however this is believed to have been a targeted attack and the outcome could have been far more serious.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Police, said: “We talking to neighbours and collating CCTV but we would also like to hear from anyone with information to help our investigation.

“You can contact us via Live Chat on our website or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting crime reference 20/610982/22.”

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