Police treating Coleraine incident as hate crime

Police are treating graffiti daubed on a wall in Coleraine saying ‘no refugees welcome’ as a hate crime.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Sep 2015, 15:33 BST
McAuley Multimedia 20th September 2015...Graffiti on the wall at the Salvation community church on Ballycastle road in Coleraine .It appeared at the weakend saying 'No refugees welcome' a clear message for refugees that may be located in Coleraine.PICTURE STEVEN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULITMEDIAMcAuley Multimedia 20th September 2015...Graffiti on the wall at the Salvation community church on Ballycastle road in Coleraine .It appeared at the weakend saying 'No refugees welcome' a clear message for refugees that may be located in Coleraine.PICTURE STEVEN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULITMEDIA
McAuley Multimedia 20th September 2015...Graffiti on the wall at the Salvation community church on Ballycastle road in Coleraine .It appeared at the weakend saying 'No refugees welcome' a clear message for refugees that may be located in Coleraine.PICTURE STEVEN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULITMEDIA

The graffiti was sprayed on a wall of the Salvation community church on the Ballycastle Road.

Inspector Donna Bowden said: “We are treating the matter as a hate crime.

“Anyone with any information that may assist our investigation is asked to call police on the non-emergency 101 number. Or you can contact Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555 111.”

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