Northern Ireland

Teenage boys chased and assaulted in Belfast 'sectarian hate crime'

Police have appealed for information
Police have appealed for information Police have appealed for information

Four teenage boys were chased and assaulted by a group of approximately 15 teenage males in Belfast on Saturday night, in what police believe was a sectarian hate crime.

Police are appealing for information following the assault in the East Bridge street area.



Constable Mulholland said: “At around 6pm it was reported that four teenage boys had been chased and assaulted by a group of approximately 15 teenage males.



“Two of the boys suffered facial injuries.



“Police are treating the incident as a sectarian hate crime and are appealing for witnesses, or anyone who has information to contact them by calling 101, quoting reference number 1306 05/12/20.



“Alternatively, you can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.



“The independent charity Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”