A pensioner rushed to hospital after a 'firebomb' attack on his home died two weeks later, detectives have confirmed.
Emergency services were called to Dorien Road, Old Swan, at 3.20am on Thursday, September 1, to reports of a fire at a terraced property. Firefighters found the house "well alight" and rescued a man and woman, described by witnesses as an "elderly couple", from inside.
One local resident told the ECHO at the time the fire was caused by a "petrol bomb", although the mechanism used to start the fire has not been confirmed by police. The witness said: "It's terrible that this couple were in bed and this happens. They are an elderly couple."
