Man jailed over pipebomb attack on family’s home

A man was yesterday jailed for two and a half years after pleading guilty to possession of a pipebomb that was thrown into a house containing five children.

The bomb, described by the presiding judge as being “designed to cause maximum damage and injury” was thrown through the front window of the house containing two infants and three young children on May 15, 2011.

The device landed on a kitchen table but failed to detonate.