Ellie Haigh's home in County Durham was petrol-bombed while she slept inside, leaving it uninhabitable - yet she is still being made to pay council tax on it

A young woman's County Durham home was petrol-bombed while she was asleep inside, leaving it uninhabitable.

Ellie Haigh, 26, woke to find her three-bedroom Newton Aycliffe home on fire after a brick and a petrol bomb were thrown into her living room. The accounts manager said the attack, which caused more than £50,000 in fire and smoke damage , was the result of mistaken identity.

Ellie said: "I went to bed really early because I was going to the gym in morning. I'd been asleep for an hour, and I woke up to the sound of men's voices near the house at around 8pm. I looked out the window, and I saw neighbour I recognised walking

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