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24/05/2021
Teenager Assaulted In North Belfast
A teenager has been attacked in north Belfast.
Police are treating the assault as a sectarian hate crime.
An 18-year-old boy was approached by a number of males unknown to him as he walked along Ardoyne Road at around 10.30pm on Saturday, 22 May.
A verbal exchange occurred between the group of males and the teenager and after this the teenager was assaulted. The victim attended hospital following the attack.
Inspector Reid said: "This was a vicious assault which we are treating as a sectarian hate crime. "I am appealing to anyone who was in the area around 11:30pm and witnessed what occurred or who may have captured dashcam or mobile phone footage to call us on 101, quoting reference number 1048 of 23/05/21."
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane said: "I've spoken with the young person's parents who are understandably shaken by this reckless, indiscriminate attack.
"There is absolutely no place for sectarianism in North Belfast or indeed anywhere else in our society and I would call on all political and community leaders to show leadership in an effort to diminish recent tensions.
"Anyone with information about this incident should come forward and report it to police."
Police are treating the assault as a sectarian hate crime.
An 18-year-old boy was approached by a number of males unknown to him as he walked along Ardoyne Road at around 10.30pm on Saturday, 22 May.
A verbal exchange occurred between the group of males and the teenager and after this the teenager was assaulted. The victim attended hospital following the attack.
Inspector Reid said: "This was a vicious assault which we are treating as a sectarian hate crime. "I am appealing to anyone who was in the area around 11:30pm and witnessed what occurred or who may have captured dashcam or mobile phone footage to call us on 101, quoting reference number 1048 of 23/05/21."
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane said: "I've spoken with the young person's parents who are understandably shaken by this reckless, indiscriminate attack.
"There is absolutely no place for sectarianism in North Belfast or indeed anywhere else in our society and I would call on all political and community leaders to show leadership in an effort to diminish recent tensions.
"Anyone with information about this incident should come forward and report it to police."
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