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Rebecca Koncienzcy & Ryan Carroll

Family 'living in fear' after car torched outside house minutes after mum found note on vehicle

A family home was petrol bombed just minutes after a mum found a note on her car.

Amy Youds, 34, said her family and living in fear and children are afraid to be in the house following the horrifying incident.

The 34-year-old said she is terrified of every car that passes in case they are targeted again, insisting that their house is being "wrongly targeted by criminals", reports the Echo.

The mum-of-three says she had gone to take the bins out at her home on Twickenham Drive in Wirral, near Liverpool, when she noticed the smell of petrol at around 9.25pm on December 15.

Amy Youds' car after it was petrol bombed (The Echo)

Amy said: "I looked over at the car and saw a note on the window screen - it was an old shopping list - I went back in and minutes later the neighbours were banging at the door to tell us our car was on fire on our driveway."

The mum said she at first believe the incident was "just kids".

However she claims CCTV footage shows "two lads running away from the house" - and just over a week later a brick was hurled through their window.

The mum says she now believes the attack is targeted and believes the shopping list had been used to try and ignite the bomb.

A brick was thrown through the window (The Echo)

Amy's partner Jason Hayden, 35, said he thinks the car will be written off, he said: "I am waiting to hear back from the insurance company but I am 80-90% it will be written off, you only have to look at it."

Amy added: "A friend came over to watch the Liverpool match on December 28 and at about 8.50pm someone threw a brick through the living room window.

"Jason and our friend jumped up and saw a lad running off down the road to a waiting car.

The man was caught on CCTV throwing the brick through the window (The Echo)

"Me and the kids had been playing in the front room the night before - if it had been that evening, it would have hit my son in the head."

Amy said she has no idea why they could be being targeted.

She said: "We have lived in Leasowe all our lives and we have lived in this house for two years.

"I have no idea why anyone would do this to us. Whoever they think lives here, they don't."

Jason added: "I am not ashamed to say this has scared me but I want this to be sorted and end more so for Amy and the kids."

The family as reported the incident to Merseyside Police. Officers have been been approached for comment.

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