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| Mother flees over racist threats | |
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| A mother with a five-month-old baby has fled her home near Armagh city centre after receiving racist threats. | |
| Three men called to the house in Gough Avenue at 2200 BST on Saturday. After making some racist comments, they told her to leave the area immediately. | Three men called to the house in Gough Avenue at 2200 BST on Saturday. After making some racist comments, they told her to leave the area immediately. |
| The woman, who is black, told detectives that the men were aged between their mid-20s and late-30s and spoke with local accents. | The woman, who is black, told detectives that the men were aged between their mid-20s and late-30s and spoke with local accents. |
| Mayor of Armagh William Irwin condemned the attack as "thuggish and cowardly". | Mayor of Armagh William Irwin condemned the attack as "thuggish and cowardly". |
| "I would assure the lady that the vast majority of people in Armagh city and district would totally condemn this and support her," he said. | "I would assure the lady that the vast majority of people in Armagh city and district would totally condemn this and support her," he said. |
| "We hope that the culprits are caught and the full rigours of the law are brought upon them." | "We hope that the culprits are caught and the full rigours of the law are brought upon them." |
| Police have called for anyone who saw anything suspicious to contact them. | Police have called for anyone who saw anything suspicious to contact them. |