08/09/2022

Four Homes Attacked In Maghera

Four homes have been attacked in what police are describing as a "sectarian hate crime" in Maghera.

The incidents occurred in the Upperlands area on Wednesday night.

Three masked men, one armed with a stick, had broken the front living room windows of four homes while damaging the doors on three of the properties. A window of a vehicle parked outside one of the properties was also smashed.

No one was injured however one woman was taken to hospital as a precaution.

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