Man kept watch as slogans daubed

A man from Bellaghy, Co Derry, who kept watch while sectarian slogans, including "Prods Out", were painted on the roadway in …

A man from Bellaghy, Co Derry, who kept watch while sectarian slogans, including "Prods Out", were painted on the roadway in the village last July was fined £250 at Magherafelt Court yesterday. Sean Patrick O'Boyle (19), of Gregg Gardens, who admitted a charge of criminal damage, was also bound over to the peace for 18 months.

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