Explosive experts were called to St George's Road West after the device was found by residents outside their door
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A teenager arrested in connection with an incident which saw a nail-studded device left on a family’s doorstep has been released without charge.
A bomb squad was called to St George’s Road West in Grangetown on January 13 after the device was found by residents outside their door.
An 18-year-old man was arrested.
However police have confirmed he has been released with no further action.
Emergency services were called after the device, described as being the size of a video case and studded with nails and with wires leading to a battery, was discovered by the Bradley family outside their front door.
Bomb experts were called in and a police cordon set up around the house and surrounding properties.
Evacuations took place and children and staff from Grangetown Primary - just opposite the scene - were told to stay inside the school building.
Fire crews and the ambulance service also attended the scene and explosives experts from Catterick arrived just before midday.
There they made the suspect item safe.
No controlled explosion was necessary. Forensic teams could be seen going into the house once the package had been declared safe.
The cordon was lifted a short while later and residents were allowed to return to their homes.
Ian Bradley, 60, the home’s main resident, said at the time: “I’ve never seen anything like it in my life - it looked like a terrorist bomb.”
He added: “Of course I’m very scared. I definitely thought it was real. It looked like a proper terrorist bomb.”
The family claimed the device had Ian’s son Kenny’s name written on it. They said it said “Mr Kenny” and was followed by two “Xs”.
Cleveland Police said inquiries into the incident are ongoing.
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