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21/10/2013
Police Investigate Damaged Graves In Co Antrim
Police are investigating an incident in which four graves have been damaged in a County Antrim cemetery.
Paint was thrown over a grave and two headstones pushed over, causing damage to another, at Carnmoney cemetery in Newtownabbey.
It is understood that the damage was caused sometime between Thursday and Saturday morning.
Police have appealed for any witnesses to contact them, saying that "all lines of enquiry are being considered."
(MH/CD)
Paint was thrown over a grave and two headstones pushed over, causing damage to another, at Carnmoney cemetery in Newtownabbey.
It is understood that the damage was caused sometime between Thursday and Saturday morning.
Police have appealed for any witnesses to contact them, saying that "all lines of enquiry are being considered."
(MH/CD)
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