The explosion in Bristol was caused by ‘a hand grenade set off by an ex’, it has been claimed
The house explosion killed two people in Bristol (Image: © SWNS)
A house explosion which killed two people in Bristol at the weekend was caused by a ”hand grenade set off by an ex”, it has been claimed. The blast on Sunday, May 3, left a man and a woman dead and three injured with police sending in a bomb squad.
Reports now say it was caused by a man setting off a grenade – killing himself and his ex partner. The three other injured people including a child have since been released from hospital.
One local told The Sun: “He’s turned up at her house with a grenade and detonated it on the doorstep and killed the pair of them. At first when I heard the boom I thought it was a gas explosion or even a huge car crash. I could feel the whole house shake.”
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On Monday, May 4, rumours of the grenade attack circulated online – claiming the male victim was ex forces. One wrote: ”Dude pulls a hand grenade on his Mrs is just on another level of b*tshit crazy.”
Two people have died in a ‘suspicious’ house explosion as police declared a major incident and deployed bomb disposal units(Image: Anita Maric / SWNS)
Police are still investigating the blast which happened at 6.30am on Sunday. A cordon was put up but has since been relaxed.
Avon and Somerset Police declared a major incident after the blast at an address in Sterncourt Road, Bristol, just before 6.30am. On Sunday, Superintendent Matt Ebbs told reporters: “At about 6.17am we received a call to attend a domestic related incident at a residential address in Sterncourt Road.
The house in Bristol where two people died in an explosion(Image: Jon Mills / SWNS)
“Officers were sent to the scene but shortly before they arrived, at just after 6.30am, there was an explosion inside the property. A woman and a man have died at the address and we’re treating the explosion as suspicious.
“Their families have been updated and are being supported by specially trained officers, and our thoughts are very much with them. Three people, a man, a woman and a child, were taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries.”