Vehicles were torched on Friday night in the latest in a string of arson attacks to hit south Wales. The most recent incidents involved three vehicles being set alight in Rhondda Cynon Taf — and police are appealing for help to identify two hooded suspects caught on CCTV.
A South Wales Police spokeswoman said: “Police investigating arson attacks on three vehicles are appealing for information. It is believed the fires were started deliberately some time between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on Friday, December 27. One of the vehicles was in Park View, Llanharan, outside a family home where a young child was present. A short time later two vehicles were set alight in Oak Street, Rhydyfelin, where the suspects were captured on CCTV.”
One Rhydyfelin resident issued a social media plea for the public’s help in identifying the culprits. “They just set my next door neighbours’ cars on fire and ran off,” he wrote. “Two cars totally wrecked.”
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WalesOnline has asked South Wales Police if the vandalism is being treated as potentially linked to the arson spree in the early hours of December 21 in the Vale of Glamorgan. Two vehicles parked on Stacey Street, Dinas Powys, were set alight as well as one on Cross Common Road, Dinas Powys, and another on St Andrews Road in nearby Wenvoe. A police spokesperson said shortly afterwards: “One of the cars damaged in Dinas Powys belonged to a woman who had died just two days earlier.”
Witnesses or anyone who has information or footage which could help identify those responsible for the Rhondda Cynon Taf attacks is asked to call South Wales Police on 101 and quote reference number 2400426105. And if you can help identify those responsible for the Vale of Glamorgan fires, give the force the reference number 2400420523. For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter
