Jail worker car is firebombed outside prison

Witness claims two men torched vehicle at nick

- GEMMA RYDER

POLICE have launched a probe after a car was firebombed outside a prison yesterday.

Emergency crews were called to HMP Perth after the motor was torched in the car park at 12.45am.

The vehicle is understood to belong to an employee who was on a nightshift.

A witness told the Record two men threw bottles of accelerant at the car before it burst into flames.

Will Robertson, 45, who lives near the prison said: "When I looked out the window I saw bottles being smashed and the car burst into flames. Then I spotted two men running away. I ran out of the house with my dog, Bella, and she started chasing the two guys.