A child has been hurt by shards of glass after his home was attacked in a suspected racist incident in Belfast.
A masonry block was hurled through a window of the family home at Roden Street in the city on Monday evening (Nov 4).
It is understood the child’s mother works for the NHS. Police are appealing for information following the racially-motivated hate crime.
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District Commander, Superintendent Dornan said: “At around 7.40pm on Monday evening, a large piece of masonry was thrown through a window into the living room of a family home. This was an exceptionally serious incident which resulted in a young child being injured by shards of glass. The child’s mother was also injured and the young family traumatised.
“Everyone has the right to feel safe in their own home. Those responsible for such racist violence bring nothing but shame on their local community. In contrast, the victims of this attack are working hard for their local community within the Health Service.
“There will be people living locally who know who was involved. I am appealing directly to them to stand up against this hate by providing any and all information that will help us to stop this and bring those responsible to justice.”
The police added that potential witnesses can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.
They added that witnesses can also provide information to the PSNI directly by submitting a report online at http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or by calling 101 quoting reference number 1534 04/11/24.
SDLP Botanic councillor Gary McKeown said he was “absolutely disgusted” by the attack.
He added: “I can’t begin to imagine just how terrifying this incident was for them. This family is contributing to our community, yet they have been subjected to appalling violence, and my thoughts are with them.
“This has to stop. I am worried that it is only a matter of time before someone is killed. Those responsible are not only terrorising people living in the community, but are also dragging the name of the areas affected through the mud with their hatred. I would urge anyone with any information to come forward.”
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