Police in Northern Ireland report that three people are arrested following an assault on a beach in Helen’s Bay, North Down. The incident takes place at around 9pm on Monday, when three men are attacked after an earlier verbal altercation. Police describe the assault as a racially motivated hate crime and say the circumstances are being treated as such.
The men assaulted are described by one outlet as being in their 30s. Another outlet reports that the three people arrested are aged in their 20s. No further details on injuries, the nationalities involved, or the specific route of events are provided in the reports.
The articles agree that arrests have been made and that police are investigating the incident as racially motivated. They also state that the attack occurred at Helen’s Bay beach in North Down after the prior verbal confrontation.
