A Scots mum has been left terrified after her automotive was petrol bombed amidst fears the assault was ordered by her violent ex from behind bars.
The girl, who we can not title for security causes, was sleeping together with her daughter at their dwelling in Wallace Avenue in Elderslie final week when shocked neighbours started banging on her door within the early hours of the morning because the automotive blaze raged outdoors.
Photographs present the black Volkswagen Golf engulfed in flames outdoors the household dwelling and extra footage from the aftermath of the assault present the burnt out shell of the motor.
A supply near the household instructed the Report it's believed the assault was ordered by her ex-boyfriend, who has just lately been locked up following home abuse expenses.
They mentioned: "Her ex-partner had been making threats from the jail to explode her automotive, so when this occurred we knew immediately that he was behind it.
"The concern is that we all know it isn't him who bodily carried the assault out - he is clearly despatched any individual. We do not know who these persons are, or what they're able to."
The supply mentioned the fearful mum, who woke as much as the frantic calls of her neighbours, has barley eaten or slept for the reason that traumatic incident as a result of she is fearful about one other assault.
They added: "She is terrified. This occurred proper outdoors her gate, simply metres from the room the place her harmless little child sleeps.
"It was so scary for her, to see the automotive up in flames like that and it is petrifying to consider what would have occurred if the flames had unfold to the home.
"Now she's fearful about one other assault and she or he is sitting up at night time, watching from the window, whereas her daughter sleeps."
Police have launched a probe after the incident occurred at 12.55am on Monday, February 21.
Officers say the fireplace is being handled as wilful and their enquiries are ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “We have been known as round 0.55 am on Monday, February 21, to a report of a automotive on hearth within the Wallace Avenue space of Elderslie, Johnstone.
"The fireplace is being handled as wilful and enquiries are ongoing to determine the total circumstances.”
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