Graffiti mocking the death of the two British soldiers murdered in Antrim on Saturday night on a North Belfast gable wall has been described as ‘insensitive and hurtful’ by a local Sinn Féin councillor.
Local people living in the area attempted to remove the writing themselves with paint stripper but when it couldn't be erased they contacted Sinn Féin councillor Tierna Cunningham who asked Belfast City Council to have it removed.
“I was approached by local residents about the graffiti who asked me to contact council on their behalf to have it removed," said Tierna Cunningham.
“They made it clear that they did not want to be associated in any way with the tragedy in Antrim on Saturday night and I immediately contacted council to have it removed.
“People in this area have made a big effort to improve the local environment and they certainly don't want anyone to paint insensitive and hurtful slogans like this on their walls."
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