Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man after a video was posted on social media showing sectarian abuse aimed towards a mum at her home in Co. Armagh.
The video showed an incident in the Ashleigh Crescent area of the town where two men approach the house of a single mum and begin to hit the door and shout sectarian abuse.
The incident took place on Sunday, April 30 and a video of the abuse was posted on social media on Monday.
Since it was posted the video has received thousands of views and has been widely condemned.
A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and has since been bailed for further enquiries.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Officers investigating a reported hate crime in the Ashleigh Crescent area of Lurgan on Sunday 30th April have made an arrest.
"A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted criminal damage. He was later bailed to allow for further enquiries."
The video has sparked outrage across Northern Ireland with it being described as "sickening" by local politicians.
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Upper Bann Alliance MLA Eoin Tennyson said: "Footage of a young mother facing sectarian intimidation in her own home in Lurgan is sickening and chilling. Women ought to be safe in their homes and able to live free of harassment. The cancerous sectarianism on display in the video must be unequivocally condemned by us all."
Upper Bann DUP MP Carla Lockhart said: "I have been made aware of a video on social media showing a single mum being verbally abused.
"This is reprehensible and I would urge the occupant to report this to the PSNI. They are best placed to deal with this. This behaviour is not welcome in Lurgan or anywhere else."
UUP leader Doug Beattie said: "This is absolutely appalling. I shall be speaking to the PSNI to ask what they are doing in relation to this clearly sectarian and threatening behaviour."
Lurgan SDLP councillor Ciaran Toman said: "I have reached out after being tagged in footage of a young mum facing sectarian intimidation in her own home in Lurgan.
"We gathered in Lurgan Park not so long ago for a rally to end violence against women and girls, yet here we have grown men targeting a female and her young child."
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