Attack was aimed to kill
The Catholic resident of a house on the Deerpark Road in Belfast
petrol-bombed on 5 September has said the motive behind the
attack was a sectarian effort to kill her and her partner.
Despite three petrol-bombs being launched at the house, and the
woman's evidence of sectarian abuse, the RUC have denied the
attack was sectarian.
The woman has described how she was woken by the sound of glass
breaking, and discovered two petrol-bombs in her front room which
had set part of the room on fire. A third aimed at her bedroom
failed to ignite. Both herself and her boyfriend had to be
treated for shock and smoke inhalation.
The woman has stated that as she is one of the few Catholics
living in the area, there remained no doubt that she was targeted
because of her religion.
She described how she had returned from living abroad and had
lived in the house for eighteen months without problems, but that
six months ago she noticed her house being watched, and that
local youths had attacked it early last week.