Devlin family targeted
Two pipe bomb devices left outside a house in Whitecliff Parade last week have been described by police as extremely crude but viable.
A section of the Ballymurphy street was cordoned off last Thursday morning while Army
Technical Officers were drafted in to investigate the objects dumped outside the home of the late Gerard Devlin, who was stabbed to death in the street in February 2006.
Gerard’s mother, Mary Devlin, whose six grandchildren live in the house that was targeted, explained what happened.
“Two pipe bombs were left out the front of my son’s partner’s home. She came across them when she was cleaning the front of her house and she actually lifted them up because she didn’t know what they were.”
Mary says she does not know why her family is being targeted but believes the perpetrators are trying to provoke a reaction.
“I don’t know who would have done this or why, all I know is that my grandchildren are being tormented day and daily.
“For two years we have been trying to keep the kids on the straight and narrow but someone is trying to provoke them to get a reaction,” she said.
The PSNI confirmed they are investigating the incident.
“Following further examination police have described the devices as extremely crude but viable.
Inquiries into the incident are ongoing,” said a PSNI spokesperson.
