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18/08/2014
Glenavy Paint Attack 'Hate Crime'
Police are treating a paint attack on a war memorial in Glenavy, County Antrim, as a hate crime.
Police said the monument in Main Street was targeted on Sunday evening. The paint damage was discovered at about 08:15 on Monday and follows a spate of recent graffiti attacks in the Lisburn area.
Sectarian graffiti was daubed on St Peter's Catholic Church on Rock Road, Stoneyford in Lisburn at some point between Friday night and Saturday morning.
Alliance Lisburn Councillor Brian Dornan said: "I would call for calm following the spate of vandalism in the area. There can be no justification for these types of sectarian ‘tit-for-tat’ attacks.
"I am deeply saddened by the attack on the Glenavy war memorial. People from all backgrounds fought in World War One. Commemoration of the Great War does not belong to just one group; everybody should remember those who lost their lives in this conflict.
"Those responsible for this vandalism must face justice in the courts, so I would urge anybody with any information about this attack to contact the Police."
(IT/MH)
Police said the monument in Main Street was targeted on Sunday evening. The paint damage was discovered at about 08:15 on Monday and follows a spate of recent graffiti attacks in the Lisburn area.
Sectarian graffiti was daubed on St Peter's Catholic Church on Rock Road, Stoneyford in Lisburn at some point between Friday night and Saturday morning.
Alliance Lisburn Councillor Brian Dornan said: "I would call for calm following the spate of vandalism in the area. There can be no justification for these types of sectarian ‘tit-for-tat’ attacks.
"I am deeply saddened by the attack on the Glenavy war memorial. People from all backgrounds fought in World War One. Commemoration of the Great War does not belong to just one group; everybody should remember those who lost their lives in this conflict.
"Those responsible for this vandalism must face justice in the courts, so I would urge anybody with any information about this attack to contact the Police."
(IT/MH)
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