£100,000-worth of damage after Wirral slate attack

Apr 16 2009 Liverpool Daily Post

OVER £100,000-worth of damage was caused after two teenagers hurled slates onto a Wirral road.

Petrified families were trapped in their homes for nearly five hours after the 15 and 16 year olds threw slates and chimney pots from roofs at neighbours, policemen and cars.

The pair began the stand-off on Wednesday night in Hillcroft Road, Wallasey, after trying to evade police.

Lisa Symons, 34, went to speak to a neighbour when slates started flying.

She said: “I had to dive into my friend’s house with my three-year-old son – we were all hysterical.

“The street turned into a war zone.

“The boys shouted ‘Get me £10,000, a crate of Stella and a Ferrari’.”

Both youths, who stayed on the roofs from around 8pm to 1am, have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public order offences.

Poulton councillor John Salter said: “This has caused £100,000- worth of damage, trashing three police and two private cars, as well as the roof damage.

“It is just unbelievable – I’ve never seen anything like it before.”