Detectives are investigating an arson attack in Newtownabbey that destroyed a vehicle and caused significant damage to a neighbouring property.

Police received a report shortly after midnight on Friday, 31 July, of a car on fire in the Bleach Green Avenue area.

Officers and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service crews attended the scene. The fire had spread to an adjacent property before it was extinguished.

Investigators believe an accelerant was poured through a smashed window of the vehicle. The car was destroyed, and the property sustained significant damage.

The incident is being treated as arson with intent to endanger life.

Detective Sergeant Crothers is appealing for witnesses or anyone with CCTV or other footage from the area to come forward. Information can be given to police on 101, quoting reference 30 31/07/26, or anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.