Two youths charged after incident at Towpath
The charges are in relation to an incident on the Lagan Towpath which police are treating as a racially motivated hate crime.
Police charged two men aged 18 and 22 with a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon, behaviour intending or likely to stir up hatred and threats to kill.
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Hide AdThe 22-year-old is due to appear at Lisburn Magistrates Court today while the 18-year-old is due to appear at Lisburn Magistrates Court on Thursday June 19. As is normal procedure the charges will be reviewed by the PPS.
A 16-year-old male arrested in connection with this incident has been released pending a report to the PPS. See this week’s Ulster star for more.