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Autism centre wrecked by vandals Autism centre wrecked by vandals
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Vandals have wrecked a charity's new day centre for autism sufferers just 24 hours after it was opened.Vandals have wrecked a charity's new day centre for autism sufferers just 24 hours after it was opened.
Staff at Autism Initiative NI's centre at Down's Road, Newcastle, said they were left broken-hearted by the attack.Staff at Autism Initiative NI's centre at Down's Road, Newcastle, said they were left broken-hearted by the attack.
The gang urinated on a table, ransacked the building, damaged electrical equipment and daubed graffiti throughout the building on Monday.The gang urinated on a table, ransacked the building, damaged electrical equipment and daubed graffiti throughout the building on Monday.
Project co-ordinator, Dolores Curran, told the Mourne Observer newspaper that repairs would cost thousands of pounds.Project co-ordinator, Dolores Curran, told the Mourne Observer newspaper that repairs would cost thousands of pounds.
Ms Curran said she believed the attack was carried out by local youths.Ms Curran said she believed the attack was carried out by local youths.
She has appealed for the community to assist in catching the vandals.She has appealed for the community to assist in catching the vandals.
Autism Initiative IN provides support for adults and children affected by autism and learning disabilities. Autism Initiative NI provides support for adults and children affected by autism and learning disabilities.
It helps more than 100 people in the Newcastle area.It helps more than 100 people in the Newcastle area.