There has been condemnation of racist graffiti painted onto the walls of a house in west Belfast, with police confirming they are now investigating the incident.
The PSNI said the resident returned to his home in the Beechmount Street area of the city to discover paint had been thrown over the wall and a racist word daubed on the brickwork.
It’s believed that this damage occurred at some point between 12pm on Sunday 2 February and 8am on Monday 3 February.
Everyone has the right to feel secure in their own home, and we know the people of west Belfast will rightly condemn this disgraceful attack.
“We are investigating this as a racially-motivated hate crime, and would appeal to anyone who noticed anything suspicious in the area, or who may have relevant doorbell camera, CCTV, or other footage, to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 216 of 03/02/25,” Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Jackson said.
“There is no place in our society for this type of intimidating behaviour and we will continue to engage with local representatives and partner agencies around community safety.
“Everyone has the right to feel secure in their own home, and we know the people of west Belfast will rightly condemn this disgraceful attack.”
Beechmount Residents Collective said they had been contacted about the “disgraceful racist graffiti” that was painted on the home in the area last night.
A statement said: “Beechmount stands proudly as an inclusive and welcoming community. Racism has no place in our communities, we will not stand by and let this continue.
“We as a community support and send solidarity to this family affected.
“We call on the community to rally this Wednesday 7pm meet at micks shop Beechmount Street we must fight racism together.
“No one will live in fear in our communities. Lets organise!”