He was arrested on Friday, October 18, by officers investigating an assault in Carrickfergus and a fire in Greenisland. Advertisement Advertisement In a statement, the PSNI said: “At around 9pm on Thursday evening it was reported that a woman had been assaulted by a man while sitting in her car on Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus. The woman was struck a number of times to her face leaving her with serious facial injuries before the man made off on foot.
Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. "Following this incident police attended the scene of a fire at a flat at Longfield Gardens in Greenisland, at around 3am, which is being treated as arson. There were no reports of any injuries.
Take action now and sign up to a Northern Ireland World newsletter Advertisement Advertisement "The suspect in both incidents was located by police and arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including grievous bodily harm with intent, arson with intent to endanger life, non-fatal strangulation and dangerous driving and is currently in police custody. “Police enquiries are ongoing and if you were in the vicinity of Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus between 8.30-9.
30pm on Thursday evening, or Longfield Gardens in Greenisland at around 3am on Friday morning, and have information, dash-cam or CCTV footage, officers would ask you to call them in Larne on the non-emergency number 101, quoting refe.
