Toddler and young child injured by fireworks in Northern Ireland and Scotland

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 3 Nov, 01:03 · Archive

A toddler in Northern Ireland and a young child in Scotland were injured by fireworks thrown near them on Halloween night.

A toddler under two years old was injured after a firework exploded near her in Carrickmore, County Tyrone, on Saturday night. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the girl sustained a burn to her forearm in an incident outside a petrol station on Main Street at around 8.30pm. A group of young people were throwing fireworks when one partially exploded in the road, bounced back and exploded again beside the child who was with her parents. Local Policing Inspector McDonagh said: "It's only by sheer luck that the consequences of this reckless act weren't even more serious."

In a separate incident on the same evening, a young child in a pram was left with minor injuries when a firework was thrown towards a mother and her children in the Linkwood Place area of Drumchapel, Glasgow, at around 6.35pm. Police Scotland condemned the "reckless" act that left the family shaken. Detective Constable Ashley Convery said the consequences "could've ended much worse".

Both police forces are appealing for witnesses and have urged anyone with CCTV or dash-cam footage to come forward. In Northern Ireland, police said four teenage boys wearing dark-coloured tracksuits are believed to have been involved in the Carrickmore incident. Police Scotland have warned that extra officers will be deployed ahead of Bonfire Night and said anyone found engaging in such behaviour will be brought to justice.

How it is being reported

• Child in pram injured after firework thrown at mother on Halloween night in GlasgowThe incident took place when the missile was thrown in the direction of a mother and her children who were walking in the north of the city around 6.30pm.Daily Express · 3 Nov, 00:45
• Child in pram injured as firework thrown at mum and children in Halloween attackPolice Scotland are investigating after a young child suffered injuries when a firework was thrown towards a mother and her children in Drumchapel, Glasgow.The Mirror · 2 Nov, 17:27
• Toddler injured after firework explodes near her in Northern IrelandPolice are appealing for witnesses after a toddler was injured by a firework in Carrickmore, Northern Ireland, on Saturday nightThe Mirror · 1 Nov, 15:46

In this story: Carrickmore · County Tyrone · Northern Ireland · Drumchapel · Glasgow · Police Service of Northern Ireland · Police Scotland

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