'Living in fear' on edge of Fountain Estate
A woman living in Abercorn Court backing on to the Fountain Estate in the city claims she's been left to live in fear following a number of sectarian attacks on homes in the area in recent weeks.
Betty Curran has also criticised the PSNI's response time to the latest incident near her home earlier this week when a number of young people threw bricks at cars.
"On Tuesday night I was on the phone and I heard a lot of commotion outside," she explained. "I thought maybe there was work being carried out at one of the houses but when I went outside all I could see was a lot of bricks and large stones lying in the car-park.
"A neighbour called the police but no-one came out until the following afternoon. If the situation had escalated we would have had no support whatsoever and I dread to think what might have happened."
Betty has appealed to youths in the area to leave her and her neighbours in peace.
She said: "Over the past few weeks I've had eggs and other things thrown at my window. I have good friends on both sides of the community here and just want to be left in peace. "Given the terrible things which have happened in Coleraine in recent days I really hope people will intervene to make sure this behaviour stops and these attacks don't get out of hand as we enter the marching season."
Sinn Fein Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has condemned the attacks which she says should not be tolerated.
She said: "These types of incidents are wrong and should not be happening in 2009. As we approach the summer it is all the more important that political and community representatives get together and show leadership by stressing the unacceptability of these sectarian attacks.
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