US EditionBallymena: Man arrested after slurry spread in town
BALLYMENA, COUNTY ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND, JUN 28 – Two men were arrested after slurry was spread along Ballymena's Pride parade route as a protest, with the incident treated as a hate crime and cleanup costing £788.39, police said.
- On June 28, 2025, police detained a 19-year-old man in Ballymena following the discovery of slurry deposited on the streets prior to the town’s inaugural Pride parade.
- Early Saturday morning, slurry was spread in the Granville Drive area, and authorities have classified the incident as a hate crime fueled by hostility.
- Local businesses and affected people initiated a clean-up operation on Greenvale Street to prepare the parade route for the scheduled afternoon event.
- Sian Mulholland condemned the act as "disgusting" and a deliberate attempt to intimidate, while officials stressed the parade would proceed and urged anyone with information to contact police.
- The incident increased police presence and community solidarity as the first-ever Ballymena Pride parade took place, highlighting ongoing efforts to promote inclusion despite recent hate-motivated attacks.
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Man appears in court after spreading slurry in Ballymena to disrupt Pride celebrations
A 19-year-old man has appeared in court after slurry was deliberately spread across several streets in Ballymena, County Antrim, during the early hours of Saturday, June 28, in what was an attempt to disrupt the first-ever Ballymena Pride parade.
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