Crossbow bolt hits Selsey home
Stephen Hart, 64, said the five-inch metal bolt pierced his polycarbonate roof, but could have seriously injured someone had it landed on a footpath by his Selsey home.
The 64-year-old said he was just grateful it hadn’t gone through a canopy in his the garden next door, where his neighbour’s son often sits.
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Hide AdHe said: “If people had been walking down the footpath, right opposite the police station, they could’ve been killed.
“If it had gone six foot the other way it could’ve killed the neighbour’s son. It’s just unbelievable.”
He said he heard the steel-tipped arrowhead hit the roof at around 8pm on Saturday night while watching TV, but thought it was just a bird or debris.
It wasn’t until the following morning that he found the projectile lodged in the roof, which could cost up to £200 to replace or repair.
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Hide AdAn appeal on Facebook for information has already found another similar arrow, said to have been picked up by a child in a nearby garden.
Police are investigating the incident as criminal damage. Contact police with information on 101 quoting 821 of 05/03.