Murals and a memorial plaque have been defaced with paint in what police are describing as a sectarian hate crime.
A memorial from a school garden was also stolen during the vandalism which took place in the Fountain area of Derry city during the early hours of Sunday.
A PSNI statement said: "Police are appealing for information following a report of criminal damage and theft which occurred in the Fountain area of Derry on Sunday."Inspector Fell added: “Police received a report shortly after 1:45pm that three murals and a memorial plaque in The Fountain had been defaced by paint sometime between 12:30am and 2am.
"It was also reported that a memorial from a centenary garden at a nearby school in the area had been stolen and remains outstanding at this time.“Enquiries are continuing and at this time, this is being treated as a sectarian motivated hate crime. “We would appeal to anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the area between the reported time, to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 971 13/11/22.
"Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org/.”For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here.
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