Cllr John Finlay has condemned a brutal attack on two Protestants' in Rasharkin. The incident occurred on Saturday evening outside one of the residents' homes.
The resident was lured out when several young children threw snowballs at his house. He then came out of his home when a mob, waiting on him, attacked him. His friend then sought to pull the mob off him which resulted in both being seriously injured.
Condemning the incident, Cllr Finlay said: "This was a totally unprovoked attack on a Protestant man in Rasharkin and represents a very serious incident. This was clearly sectarian.
It was clearly organised when a group of children where involved in order to lure this man out of his home.
I totally condemn this incident. I believe that if this mans neighbours didn't intervene when they did he could have been killed.
I appeal to anyone with information to bring it forward to the PSNI. It is vital that we get to the bottom of this and bring those responsible through the courts.
Just last week I led a delegation of residents' to meet Justice Minister Ford in order to see if extra protection could be provided for Protestants living in the village. It is clear that additional protection is needed and I call on the Minister and PSNI to make this available without delay." the DUP Cllr said.
