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| Shooting 'could have blinded son' | Shooting 'could have blinded son' |
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| A mother has said her son could have been blinded after their home was raked with gunfire in north Belfast. | A mother has said her son could have been blinded after their home was raked with gunfire in north Belfast. |
| Arlene McAlea said it was lucky her children were not home when 10 shots were fired at their house in the Jamacia Court area of Ardoyne. | Arlene McAlea said it was lucky her children were not home when 10 shots were fired at their house in the Jamacia Court area of Ardoyne. |
| She said she was thankful her son, 9, and five-year-old daughter were staying with their grandmother. | |
| It is understood up to three men armed with a rifle and a shotgun were involved in the incident. | It is understood up to three men armed with a rifle and a shotgun were involved in the incident. |
| It took place just before 0300 GMT on Monday. | It took place just before 0300 GMT on Monday. |
| My mummy had taken the children, otherwise, they would have been in their beds," said Arlene, who was in the house with her partner at the time. | My mummy had taken the children, otherwise, they would have been in their beds," said Arlene, who was in the house with her partner at the time. |
| "I couldn't believe the wee boy's bedroom - it is so bad. | "I couldn't believe the wee boy's bedroom - it is so bad. |
| "If he had have been in that bed, God's knows what would have happened. | "If he had have been in that bed, God's knows what would have happened. |
| "I went in this morning and that's when I noticed the glass all over the bed. | "I went in this morning and that's when I noticed the glass all over the bed. |
| "My wee boy doesn't sleep with pyjamas on, so he could have been cut to bits - or even blinded." | "My wee boy doesn't sleep with pyjamas on, so he could have been cut to bits - or even blinded." |
| Police, who have appealed for information, said a number of windows were damaged. A motive for the attack has not yet been established. | Police, who have appealed for information, said a number of windows were damaged. A motive for the attack has not yet been established. |
| The couple were in a back bedroom of the house when they heard four knocks on the front door. | The couple were in a back bedroom of the house when they heard four knocks on the front door. |
| The man then went to a front room and saw the gunmen standing outside. | The man then went to a front room and saw the gunmen standing outside. |
| The gang spotted him and started to fire shots at the house. | The gang spotted him and started to fire shots at the house. |