Arsonists target Adelaide homeless couple’s caravan
An Adelaide couple no longer have a roof over their heads after arsonists targeted the caravan they were living in.
Rebecca Thomas and Craig Smith were asleep in their caravan, parked under an overpass near Gawler, when a Molotov cocktail was hurled at it on Tuesday.
“All I heard was, ‘Ha ha sucked you, you deserve it’,” Thomas said
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“My Mother’s Day presents, everything from my kids was in there,” Thomas said.
Nearby residents had previously complained about the couple’s caravan and belongings left on the grass.
The disability pensioners say they had brought in skip bins and were trying to clean up.
Now they’re rushing to find somewhere else to live.
“Thanks … you cost us everything,” Smith said.
Nearby security cameras captured three teenagers running from the burning caravan on Tuesday.
South Australia Police seized an accelerant left nearby.
The investigation is ongoing.
Originally published on 7NEWS
