02/12/2013
UDA Blamed For Arson Attack
A woman whose home was targeted in a suspected arson attack in west Belfast, has claimed the UDA are responsible.
Tracey Coulter, who is the daughter of Jackie Coulter, a loyalist who was shot dead in 2000, said the group was trying to force her out of the Shankill area.
The attack, which happened at around 7.30pm on Sunday night, is thought to have happened after slates were removed from the roof of Ms Coulter's home and a burning object was thrown into the upper floor of the building.
Some 33 firefighters were called to the scene to stop the fire from spreading to the adjoining properties in Shankill Terrace.
Speaking to the media, Ms Coulter described those behind the attack as "bullies and gangsters:.
The BBC has reported the mother-of-four as saying: "I've been speaking out about the constant drugs that's been carrying on, that the UDA and the paramilitaries down here are able to get away with doing – they're still getting funded for their offices, but they're allowed to do that.
"They're killing kids, but they're allowed to do that. They're scumbags, they're animals – there's not even a message for them.
"But the fact is I'll not be going anywhere. I'm not moving, I will not be moved by bullies and gangsters."
(JP/CD)
Tracey Coulter, who is the daughter of Jackie Coulter, a loyalist who was shot dead in 2000, said the group was trying to force her out of the Shankill area.
The attack, which happened at around 7.30pm on Sunday night, is thought to have happened after slates were removed from the roof of Ms Coulter's home and a burning object was thrown into the upper floor of the building.
Some 33 firefighters were called to the scene to stop the fire from spreading to the adjoining properties in Shankill Terrace.
Speaking to the media, Ms Coulter described those behind the attack as "bullies and gangsters:.
The BBC has reported the mother-of-four as saying: "I've been speaking out about the constant drugs that's been carrying on, that the UDA and the paramilitaries down here are able to get away with doing – they're still getting funded for their offices, but they're allowed to do that.
"They're killing kids, but they're allowed to do that. They're scumbags, they're animals – there's not even a message for them.
"But the fact is I'll not be going anywhere. I'm not moving, I will not be moved by bullies and gangsters."
(JP/CD)
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