Woman wants to leave after attack: Londonderry Sentinel - Eamon Sweeney

A WOMAN forced to flee the Fountain Estate after a sectarian mob attacked her home says she wants to leave Northern Ireland. In the early hours of Tuesday morning a gang of between 15 and 20 attacked the flat contained in the bottom storey of a house at Aubrey Street in the predominantly loyalist enclave. The mob threatened to kill her and her Catholic friends. The woman, originally from England and who does not wish to be named had moved into the dwelling only around a week ago. The woman said windows in the house were being smashed as she was on the phone to the police. The resident also said she was trapped outside the flat but managed to get back inside. She told her friends to remain upstairs inside the flat, even though they questioned this, because it was the safer option. The flat owner and her friends then locked... [read full story]                    

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