Children injured in Bangor assault police treat as racially-motivated
Police are probing a racially-motivated assault in which two teenagers suffered head injuries in Bangor yesterday.
The PSNI say they received a report that a teenage boy and girl had been assaulted with a weapon in the park by a male who made off in the direction of the Castle Park Road.
The two victims were treated in hospital and later discharged.
Chief Inspector David Gray said: "We are treating this as a racially-motivated attack, which was completely unprovoked. Hate crime has no place in society.
"It should be rejected and reviled by everyone. But to target two children in this way is particularly abhorrent.
"I would appeal to the public to contact us with any information that may help with our investigation.
"We are seeking to identify a male who is described as wearing a dark/navy hoodie with a lighter coloured hood and dusty work trousers, carrying a plastic bag who would have been in the area of Castle Park or Castle Park Road on, Friday 26th August around 5.30pm.
"If you were in the area on Friday afternoon and noticed anyone who could match the above description, please contact us on 101 quoting reference number 1488 26/08/22."