PSNI treating Claudy assault as sectarian hate crime

Police are treating an assault on a man in the County Londonderry village of Claudy as a sectarian related hate crime.

It was reported on Sunday the 16th at around 10.45pm that a man in his 30s was assaulted by a number of men in the Baranailt Road area, before they left in a Silver Leon car.

He received minor injuries.

The PSNI said the suspects shouted sectarian abuse and is being treated as a sectarian related hate crime.

Enquiries are ongoing and we would appeal to anyone with any information to contact Police on 101 and quote reference number 1709 of 16/07/2023.

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