Hitting the roof: man on top of house damages homes and cars

Police arrested a 26-year-old man after he damaged a number of houses and refused to get down off a roof.
The man was on the roof in Ashkey Drive until 1.30am yesterdayThe man was on the roof in Ashkey Drive until 1.30am yesterday
The man was on the roof in Ashkey Drive until 1.30am yesterday

They got a report of a man on a roof in Ashley Drive, off the Lisburn Road, south Belfast, at 9.30pm on Sunday.

As well as damaging a number of roofs and causing homes to be evacuated, his actions also left cars on the road damaged by slates.

He eventually came down at 1.30am.