The police are treating damage done to a rainbow crossing in Londonderry as a hate crime
The crossing, which has since been cleaned, was installed in 2021 to show support to the LGBTQIA+ community
The vandalism has caused anger and revulsion across the city and district, SDLP councillor Rory Farrell has said., Mr Farrell said this incident looked "deliberate and intentional" and said those responsible were "bitter and twisted"."Someone left their house in the dark of night with the intention of going to that rainbow crossing to damage, deface it and destroy it," he said.
Local LGBTQIA+ activist Shá Gillespie said the majority of people in the city do not tolerate such actions.
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