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| Bat attackers cowards says mother | Bat attackers cowards says mother |
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| A woman whose nine-year-old son was struck with a baseball bat in their Newtownabbey home has branded the attackers "cowardly". | |
| Up to six masked men went through the house at Carmeen Drive in the Rathcoole area at about 0145 BST on Saturday, trashing rooms throughout the property. | Up to six masked men went through the house at Carmeen Drive in the Rathcoole area at about 0145 BST on Saturday, trashing rooms throughout the property. |
| The boy was kept in hospital for observation overnight, and is staying with relatives following his ordeal. | The boy was kept in hospital for observation overnight, and is staying with relatives following his ordeal. |
| His mother, Lisa Moore, said they would have to move away from the area. | His mother, Lisa Moore, said they would have to move away from the area. |
| "They hit him with a baseball bat but they didn't give any reason why they were in my home - they trashed my home in a matter of minutes," she said. | "They hit him with a baseball bat but they didn't give any reason why they were in my home - they trashed my home in a matter of minutes," she said. |
| Lisa Moore said the men smashed most of her possessions | Lisa Moore said the men smashed most of her possessions |
| "Now he's scared to go back to his house." | "Now he's scared to go back to his house." |
| She escaped uninjured, and said the men gave no reason why they were attacking her home. | She escaped uninjured, and said the men gave no reason why they were attacking her home. |
| "The only thing left is his TV in the bedroom - they threw his PC to the ground, they smashed toilets, sink, every window in the house. | "The only thing left is his TV in the bedroom - they threw his PC to the ground, they smashed toilets, sink, every window in the house. |
| "While my house is in the state it's in, there's no point going back to it because there's nothing there - I may as well move and rebuild a life for myself and my son." | "While my house is in the state it's in, there's no point going back to it because there's nothing there - I may as well move and rebuild a life for myself and my son." |
| Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. |