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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 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. |
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