Police Probe Suspected Racist Attack in Tipperary

Single Incident Alert DateMay 11, 2012 Country: Ireland Address: Tipperary General Type: Racist violence, Discrimination, Hate crime Racism and discrimination phenomena: Afrophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-racism
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Victims Gender Female, Male
Victims Age <17, 36-45
Victims Number N/A
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

Police are probing a suspected racist attack on the home of a single mother and her son in Tipperary.

On Friday, May 11th, Ann Marie Channon and her son Thomas, 14, had the windows in their home smashed while they were inside. It is believed that this is the latest incident in what has become a pattern of abuse suffered by the family.

According to Anne Marie Channon; “For the past five years we haven’t been able to live with the sickening levels of abuse because my son is mixed race."

A Garda spokesman said: “We are investigating the incident... a man in his 40s was arrested and a file will be sent to the DPP.”

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