Man admits using cotton wool to try to set fire to car

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A man has admitted trying to torch a car outside a house in Motherwell.Stephen Gallagher and an accomplice poured an unknown substance over a Ford Kia, put cotton wool on the vehicle and attempted to set it alight.The incident happened in Macrius Way on March 22 this year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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