Markethill graffiti being treated as ‘racially motivated hate crime’

Markethill graffiti being treated as ‘racially motivated hate crime’

Police say they are treating recent incidents of criminal damage in Markethill as racially motivated hate crime.

Markethill phone shop suffers second spate of racist graffiti in a week

A Markethill phone shop has been plastered with racist graffiti for the second time in a week… and this time they are refusing to have it cleaned until police arrive on scene. The premises in the Fairgreen area of the town was targeted for the first time on June 23 shortly after 8.15am. It was reported that graffiti – with the words ‘Muslims Out’ – had been sprayed on the wall at the side of the building. Well-meaning residents flocked to their …