Post by RedFlag32 on Jan 2, 2008 18:57:46 GMT
We blame UDA for terrifying attack on our home
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
By Lesley-Anne Henry
The UDA has been blamed for a hammer attack on the home of an elderly couple in north Belfast.
Norah (77) and Alex Hunter (81) from Tiger's Bay were both in bed when five windows of their house at Upper Mervue Street were smashed.
A number of men were believed to have been involved in the attack in the early hours of yesterday morning. The men made off in a Renault car.
Mrs Hunter, who suffers from a heart complaint, said she and her husband were traumatised.
She said: "I was only in bed because I had been up at the toilet. I had just got into bed when the windows came in round us. There was glass everywhere.
"I'm afraid to go to sleep now."
Mr Hunter said he held the UDA responsible.
"I went out but when I got the door open there wasn't anyone about.
"We don't think it was the UDA, we are sure they were behind it. You can't sneeze round here without them knowing", he said.
The couple's daughter Sandra Jameson said: "What we want to know is why? Why attack the home of two elderly pensioners who don't bother anyone? How low can they stoop?"
Also on Monday morning, at about 12.30am, another house at Midland Terrace was targeted.
The house is owned by the Hunters' granddaughter, Leanne Moseane, and her husband, Gabriel.
They narrowly escaped injury after a hammer was thrown through the living room window. The family's Ford Focus car was also badly damaged, with all of its windows smashed and tyres slashed. The couple's three-year-old daughter was asleep upstairs at the time.
Neighbours, who have rallied round both families are urging the UDA to give them answers about the attacks.
Tiger's Bay resident Barbara Long said the community was "disgusted" .
Ms Long, a single parent, said there was a fear about who would be next. " We have been told by police to look out for our own houses," she said.
But Frankie Gallagher, a spokesman for the UPRG, which is linked to the UDA, said he was not aware of the incident and declined to comment.
A PSNI spokesman confirmed that detectives at York Road were investigating a possible link between the two attacks.
He appealed for witnesses to come forward on 084 5600 8000.
He said a number of items had been removed for forensic examination
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
By Lesley-Anne Henry
The UDA has been blamed for a hammer attack on the home of an elderly couple in north Belfast.
Norah (77) and Alex Hunter (81) from Tiger's Bay were both in bed when five windows of their house at Upper Mervue Street were smashed.
A number of men were believed to have been involved in the attack in the early hours of yesterday morning. The men made off in a Renault car.
Mrs Hunter, who suffers from a heart complaint, said she and her husband were traumatised.
She said: "I was only in bed because I had been up at the toilet. I had just got into bed when the windows came in round us. There was glass everywhere.
"I'm afraid to go to sleep now."
Mr Hunter said he held the UDA responsible.
"I went out but when I got the door open there wasn't anyone about.
"We don't think it was the UDA, we are sure they were behind it. You can't sneeze round here without them knowing", he said.
The couple's daughter Sandra Jameson said: "What we want to know is why? Why attack the home of two elderly pensioners who don't bother anyone? How low can they stoop?"
Also on Monday morning, at about 12.30am, another house at Midland Terrace was targeted.
The house is owned by the Hunters' granddaughter, Leanne Moseane, and her husband, Gabriel.
They narrowly escaped injury after a hammer was thrown through the living room window. The family's Ford Focus car was also badly damaged, with all of its windows smashed and tyres slashed. The couple's three-year-old daughter was asleep upstairs at the time.
Neighbours, who have rallied round both families are urging the UDA to give them answers about the attacks.
Tiger's Bay resident Barbara Long said the community was "disgusted" .
Ms Long, a single parent, said there was a fear about who would be next. " We have been told by police to look out for our own houses," she said.
But Frankie Gallagher, a spokesman for the UPRG, which is linked to the UDA, said he was not aware of the incident and declined to comment.
A PSNI spokesman confirmed that detectives at York Road were investigating a possible link between the two attacks.
He appealed for witnesses to come forward on 084 5600 8000.
He said a number of items had been removed for forensic examination