Arsonists petrol bomb family home where children were sleeping
A Birmingham home where young children were sleeping has been petrol bombed.
Police have issued an appeal after the arson attack, which took place in Springfield, Birmingham. in the early hours of Monday.
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.
All in the building were safe and minimal damage was caused, however it is believed the attack was targeted and the outcome could have been far more serious.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: "We are 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."
