Mother says son still 'petrified' after sectarian attack
Lurgan: Mother says son still 'petrified' after sectarian attack
May 09, 2024 by BBC News - Home
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- Media caption, Brothers Adrian and Alister Douglas were charged after the incident was captured on a doorbell camera Two brothers have been sentenced after they were caught on camera trying to force open the door of a young mother's home while one shouted sectarian abuse.
- Warning: Report contains language some readers may find offensive The victim, Danielle Skelton, who was at home alone with her baby son at the time of the incident, later said she was advised by police to leave the property.
- The 999 call she made was played to court during the case, and the judge said that her distress was "palpable".
- Image caption, Danielle Skelton said police advised her to move out of the home she shared with her young son after the attack Handing down the sentence, Patrick Lynch KC said: "Sectarianism has bedevilled our community for centuries and it is a tragedy that atavistic hatreds still emerge as it seems in this case through the raw emotions defeat in a Scottish football match fuelled by alcohol.
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