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Three boys referred to prosecutors over Antrim racist abuse video

Footage of youths racially harassing a Romanian woman in Antrim
Footage of youths racially harassing a Romanian woman in Antrim

POLICE say they have reported three boys to prosecutors over a Facebook video of youths in Antrim racially abusing a Romanian woman.

Two of the boys referred to the Public Prosecution Service are aged 15 and one is 16 years old, the PSNI said.

There was outrage earlier this month after the video emerged of youths harassing a Romanian woman, one of whom appears to throw a stone her.

When she asks why they do not respect girls, they reply: "You are not a girl... You're an immigrant and you shouldn't be in this country."

Dublin-based organisation Romanians in Ireland described the footage as "disgraceful".

The Romanian victim has said that while she was scared at the time, she won't be leaving Northern Ireland.