A person has been arrested after slurry was unfold on the streets in Ballymena, an incident the police are treating as a hate crime.
The slurry was noticed on the streets of the city, together with Greenvale Road, at 02:55 BST on Saturday.
The 19-year-old man was arrested within the Granville Drive space on suspicion of prison harm and possession of a blade.
He stays in police custody right now.
Native companies and other people affected have been a part of a clean-up operation on Saturday morning.
Ballymena’s first ever pleasure parade is because of happen within the city on Saturday afternoon.
The parade is about to begin at 14:00 BST and is because of finish at Greenvale Road.
Politicians and representatives have been reacting to the incident on social media.
The Justice Minister Naomi Lengthy stated: “I despair the mentality of those that unfold slurry on the streets of their city motivated by hate and bigotry. Disgusting in each sense of the phrase.
“Solidarity to all at Ballymena Satisfaction. It is a scary time however love will all the time conquer hate,” she added.
Alliance MLA for Ballymena, Sian Mulholland, stated there may be “no place for this sort of disgusting and deliberate try and intimidate, disrupt, or disgrace these collaborating in a peaceable and festivity of affection, id, and neighborhood”.
She stated she has spoken on to the police and parade organisers and has engaged with the council to “guarantee cleaning takes place urgently and the route is made protected and welcoming for all”.
SDLP councillor Denise Johnston stated: “Disgrace on those that got here out and unfold slurry on the streets of Ballymena final evening to ship a message to our LGBQT neighborhood.”
Scott Cuthbertson from the Rainbow Mission described those that unfold the slurry as “disgusting bigots”.
“An enormous thanks to the native companies who’ve rallied spherical to scrub up the mess. The lesson for these bigots, Satisfaction goes on.”
