Children traumatised by arson attack on car

Children were left traumatised by an arson attack on a car in the Creggan area of Derry earlier this week, according to a local councillor.

Sinn Féin Cllr Kevin Campbell has condemned those who set fire to the vehicle in the Oakland Park on Tuesday night.

He said: “The young people who were driving around in this car have no respect for either the local community or its residents.

“A local resident who I spoke to this morning said the car was parked up in Oakland Park on Monday and left there all day then a young person returned on Tuesday afternoon and took it away.

“It was then brought back on Tuesday night around 11.30pm and set on fire.

Cllr Campbell said those responsible showed no regard for the local community when they fire to the vehicle in such a built up area.

He added: “There were young children in their beds when this car was burned ,this had a traumatic affect on them.

“The heat from the burning car also destroyed a neighbour’s fence.”

Cllr Campbell concluded: “I would appeal to people if they know the whereabouts of any of these run around cars to report it immediately either myself or any other community worker or the PSNI. These cars need to be taken off our streets.”