Moate home damaged by people in balaclavas

Gardai are investigating the circumstances of an incident in which people wearing balaclavas caused criminal damage to a house in Moate last weekend.

The incident took place at a property on the Clara Road in Moate on Sunday evening.

Occupants of a vehicle, who used balaclavas in an attempt to conceal their identity, are understood to have caused significant damage to a patio door and a window at a house.

Superintendent Michelle Baker of Athlone Garda Station said officers were still trying to establish a motive for the attack.

The victims of the incident were not known to Gardai, and one possibility being looked at was that the attack might have been a result of mistaken identity.

The Gardai have been conducting enquiries in relation to the matter, and have also been examining some CCTV footage from the area.

Athlone Garda Station can be contacted on: 09064 98550.