A few days later someone painted Meghalsz (“You will die”) on the house, before someone set fire to it last Thursday night while the family celebrated Christmas in a neighbouring village.

The family had not yet moved in to the house, but had unloaded their furniture.

By the time fire-fighters put out the blaze, one of the rooms and the roof had been severely damaged.

An investigation is under way.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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