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20/11/2012
Mother Released On Bail After Boy Is Found On Fire
The mother of a four-year-old boy who sustained severe burns after his clothes were on fire in Ballymena has been released on police bail.
The 28-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the incident which occurred on Friday.
The boy was found by a woman who was passing him at the time on the Larne Road.
It is believed the boy was in a house close by where a candle caused his clothes to catch fire.
He is currently in the Royal Victoria Hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
(CD)
The 28-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the incident which occurred on Friday.
The boy was found by a woman who was passing him at the time on the Larne Road.
It is believed the boy was in a house close by where a candle caused his clothes to catch fire.
He is currently in the Royal Victoria Hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
(CD)
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