Police are appealing for information following a report of criminal damage and theft which occurred in the Fountain area of Derry on Sunday, November 13.
Inspector Fell said: “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 00:30am 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. One man is believed to have made off towards the Craigavon Bridge area following the incident.
“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/ .”
