Police in Derry treating reports of sectarian graffiti in Waterside area as hate crimes

Police in Derry are treating two reports of sectarian graffiti in Waterside area as hate crimes.

Police received a report shortly after 8.45am on November 29, in relation to material, with wording on it, that had been posted onto the door of a house in the Irish Street area of the Waterside.

At around 2.20pm on the same day, police received a report of graffiti that had been daubed onto the wall of a property, also within the Irish Street area of the city. 

Enquiries are ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quote reference numbers 263 of 29/11/23 and 902 of 29/11/23.

Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/ makeareport/ or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/

UUP Waterside councillor Darren Guy condemned the attack.

"Several homes in the Irish Street area had obscene, threatening graffiti sprayed on walls, on bus shelters and stickers stuck on front doors and windows in an effort to raise sectarian tensions in the area.

"These actions of mindless hate filled thugs needs to stop immediately," Alderman Guy said.