Police say the firebombing of a car linked to wealthy businessman Alan Macrae is connected to a blaze at his garden bar last year.
It comes after the latest in a long list of fire-raising attacks in Bothwell, took place last Friday when a BMW 420 coupe was torched in the driveway of a home in Pailis Crescent.
Officers have now confirmed that the attack on the targeted motor is being treated as linked to the May 2021 blaze which destroyed a £55,000 external bar at Macrae's family home, just one mile away.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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