Estate evacuated over hoax grenade scare

SIXTY homes were evacuated in a new estate in Gorey, Co Wexford, yesterday morning, after a resident who had earlier received a threatening letter found a suspect device on the windowsill of her family home.

The terrifying ordeal began at around 9.15am yesterday when the device, which resembled a grenade, was discovered by one of the female residents of the house. Gardaí were not naming the family involved, saying they were very traumatised by the ordeal.

It is understood the family living at the two-storey home received a threatening letter in the past few days, telling them to get out of the house by 5pm that day.