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Police treat Newtownabbey mural as hate incident

News imagePacemaker A cropped photo showing a street sign at Tulleevin Walk, Newtownabbey, attached to a brown wooden fence. There is a lamp post to the right of the sign and a building in the background with a white window. Pacemaker
The mural was unveiled at Tulleevin Walk, Newtownabbey, on Saturday afternoon

A mural unveiling in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, is being treated as a hate incident, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said.

Police received a report at 12:35 BST on Saturday that it had been put up in Tulleevin Walk.

Officers went to the scene and examined the mural which had been erected on a property.

Police said their investigations are continuing and said they are also looking at possible criminal damage offences.

They added they will be engaging with "community representatives and partner agencies in due course".

A local councillor, Taylor McGrann, described the mural as "disgusting", adding that such displays have "no place in our community".

"Those behind this are deliberately seeking to spread division, fear and hatred.

"Anyone with information should contact police," the Sinn Féin representative added.

News imageBanner on a play park fence, showing children playing sunshine and men being rejected at a barrier.
A banner was fastened to a play park fence in Moygashel, County Tyrone, on Friday

Meanwhile, police are also treating the erection of a banner in County Tyrone as a hate incident.

It was fastened to a play park fence in Moygashel on Friday.