Vítkov family gives evidence at trail of four accused of arson attack

The family of the young Roma girl who was almost killed during an arson attack on their home at Vítkov near Opava in April 2009 started to give evidence at the trial of four men accused of the attack. The grandmother of Natálka, the not yet two-year-old who was in hospital for months with severe burns, said it could clearly be seen from outside that the light in her room was on and the television switched on. She said she saw a dark vehicle leaving the scene after the attack and heard a cry "burn gypsies". One of the accused said that the attack would not have happened if they had seen movement inside the house. The mother of the young girl asked to give evidence in the absence of the defendants. The prosecution says the four who took part in the attack were members of an extreme right-wing group and intended the attack to mark the 120 years since the birth of Adolf Hitler.