16/05/2016

Assault Of Teenage Girl Being Treated As 'Sectarian Hate Crime'

Police are treating the assault of a teenage girl in the Falls Park area on Saturday night as a sectarian hate crime.

The girl was walking in the Falls Park area of the Falls Road at about 21:00 on Saturday 14 May when she was assaulted by a group of unknown females.

Inspector Kelly Moore has appealed to anyone who was in the area and who may have witnessed this assault to contact police at Woodbourne PSNI Station on the non-emergency number 101. Alternatively, if someone would prefer to provide information without giving their details they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers and speak to them anonymously on 0800 555 111.

(MH/JP)

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