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Woman hospitalised with facial injuries after being hit by firework aimed at Belfast police

The woman in her 30s suffered burns and swelling to her face.

A WOMAN HAS been hospitalised with facial injuries after she was struck by a firework which was aimed at police in South Belfast, the PSNI has said. 

The firework missed officers who were patrolling in Belfast city centre last night, and instead hit a woman in her 30s, resulting in burns and swelling to her face. 

One person was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault, possession of fireworks without a license, and possessing an offensive weapon in public, thanks to the swift action of local police. 

Superintendent Finola Dornan said that officers provided first aid to the women at the scene, and she was then treated further at hospital. 

Dornan added that her thoughts go out to the victim who was injured in what was a “very traumatic experience”. 

“I am pleased that by the effective actions of local police, an individual will be held to account, having been interviewed and released on police bail pending further enquiries,” she added. 

Dornan said that assault on police working to protect communities are totally unacceptable, “yet all too common”. 

She said that police patrols will be out and about in Northern Ireland over the Halloween period in order to deter anti-social behaviour. 

“We want everyone to stay safe this Halloween and have a fun, enjoyable night and for many this also involves knowing the law on firework safety to ensure everyone can protect themselves from severe burns and injury,” Dornan said.

The PSNI are appealing for witnesses to last night’s incident.

Anyone who witnessed what happened yesterday or has mobile, dash-cam or CCTV footage that could help the investigation is asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 1552 23/10/23.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 10:29 AM

    I’ll carve a turnip, as I always do

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    Oct 29th 2022, 10:35 AM

    @Aidy McBride: I thought exactly the sae thing. That the correct vegetable to carve, it became pumpkin as turnips were not as plentiful in the states when the Irish wanted to follow their Halloween traditions far from home.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 1:26 PM

    @Gary Kearney: I always read that they used pumpkins because they were easier to carve

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    Oct 29th 2022, 6:28 PM

    @Neil Reilly: who is this ‘they’ you speak of? Pumpkins are American. We always carved turnips.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 10:55 AM

    Food waste

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    Oct 29th 2022, 11:21 AM

    @Jamie Murphy: party pooper

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    Oct 29th 2022, 11:51 AM

    @Stephen Walshe: You would poop after pumpkin.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 1:57 PM

    @Jamie Murphy: Not if you eat it!

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    Oct 29th 2022, 3:50 PM

    @Jamie Murphy: Depends.

    We grow our pumpkins. No one in the house enjoys eating them, but they are nice to have when carved.

    Afterwards, they are thrown on the compost heap, which goes to helping the rest of the garden, including food grown that we do eat.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 11:07 AM

    No, I will be too busy assembling my IKEA sacrificial altar in the back garden, and sharpening the knife. Then its just a matter of finding a virgin.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 11:36 PM

    @Dick Barrett: It’s your lucky day, I have just had mine restored.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 11:10 AM

    No. Have a turnip sized ceramic one with a tea light inside it so less waste and more available for vegans

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    Oct 29th 2022, 12:18 PM

    @Paul: Vegan friendly candles?

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    Oct 29th 2022, 2:00 PM

    @Tyrone Williams: LED candles might be difficult to swallow

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    Oct 29th 2022, 3:01 PM

    @Paul: Hope that’s not one of the Aldi ones they’re recalling for health and safety reasons.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 12:44 PM

    Pumpkin carving is pure Yankee doodle bull plop.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 9:44 PM

    Halloween, the worst couple of days of the year, signed,
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    Oct 29th 2022, 1:56 PM

    If you carve a pumpkin, PLEASE don’t waste the flesh. It is fabulous roasted and makes delicious soups.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 3:51 PM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill: We carve them every year, but can’t stand the taste of pumpkin.

    We don’t waste money, though. We grow our own, and it all gets composted, so it gets used on other parts of the garden instead.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 2:57 PM

    My friend tried to carve the pumpkin exactly like the one in the Halloween movie intro, he took the top of one of his fingers instead.

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    Oct 29th 2022, 5:50 PM

    I tried a few times, but it was such a disaster, I gave up lol

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