Police have made three arrests in connection to a sequence of incidents as a part of “ongoing points” involving sectarian abuse in east Belfast.
Over various nights from September 14 police obtained experiences of assaults and legal injury at Mayflower Road.
The PSNI has now mentioned it's conscious of points on Mayflower Road and officers are persevering with to supply a visual policing presence within the space.
Chief Inspector Rosie Thompson mentioned: “As a part of our investigation now we have made three arrests thus far. A lady, aged 25, and a person, aged 35, have been arrested yesterday, Tuesday twentieth September, on suspicion of widespread assault.
"They've since been launched pending report back to the PPS.
“A person aged in his 30s was arrested final Thursday, fifteenth September, on suspicion of widespread assault and assault occasioning precise bodily hurt.
"He was later launched on bail pending additional enquiries.
Beforehand, the PSNI detailed the incidents saying that simply earlier than 6.30pm on Wednesday, September 14, police have been known as to the scene of an assault on Mayflower Road the place a person had been attacked by roughly three males outdoors a property.
The sufferer was kicked and punched and topic to sectarian abuse by his attackers.
A lady who tried to intervene was additionally assaulted and damage was brought about to her eye.
At roughly 10.10pm on Thursday, September 15, officers obtained a report that a group of round 5 masked males had brought about legal injury to a home in Mayflower Road.
Police imagine each incidents to be linked and are treating them as a “sectarian hate crimes”.
“Everybody has the precise to really feel secure of their dwelling and police will proceed to make each effort to make sure that this occurs.
“We have now elevated patrols on this space to guarantee the neighborhood that this kind of behaviour is not going to be tolerated,” the PSNI added.
The police investigation is continuous and so they have appealed to anybody who could have witnessed what occurred or who could have any footage that might help with their investigation to contact police on 101 quoting reference RM22057079.
A report can be submitted on-line utilizing the Police Service's non-emergency reporting kind by way of www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/
You too can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or on-line at www.crimestoppers-uk.org/