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Man charged after slurry spread across town centre

Local business owner Slurry spread in a zig-zag pattern down a pedestrian street.Local business owner
The slurry was spotted on the streets of Ballymena, including Greenvale Street on Saturday

A man has been charged after slurry was spread on the streets in Ballymena - an incident the police are treating as a hate crime.

The slurry was spotted on the streets of the town, including Greenvale Street, at 02:55 BST on Saturday.

The 19-year-old man was arrested in the Granville Road area and has been charged with criminal damage, possession of an article with a blade or point and causing material to be deposited on a road.

He is due to appear at Coleraine Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Scott Cuthbertson A black paved street with businesses down the side of it. There are suds on the ground as people clean up the slurry which was spread.Scott Cuthbertson
The clean-up operation on Greenvale Street

Local businesses and people affected were part of a clean-up operation on Saturday morning.