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<\/a><\/p>\nA woman<\/a> from Belfast, Northern Ireland<\/a> has said that her son has been subjected to homophobic abuse for the past three years.<\/span><\/p>\n Paula Devine says her 25-year-old son \u2013 who has not been named \u2013 \u00a0had the message \u201cf*****, f*****, out, out\u201d painted on his front door and on one occasion was pelted with stones as he walked home.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking to <\/span>Belfast Live<\/b><\/a>, Devine said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt started with slurs about six months after he moved in, the name calling, it\u2019s all homophobic abuse, once they found out he was gay<\/a> that was it.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe was seen as an easy target and it\u2019s just snowballed from then. It\u2019s all them wee hoods, you see the ones that are joyriding about the streets and they come from everywhere they\u2019re not even half from the area.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Vile slurs were spray painted across his front door (Picture: Belfast Live) A mum fears her son will be killed by\u2026 t.co\/fGaRnghQka<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 #GW2017 (@233LiveNews) July 3, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n According to <\/span>Metro<\/b><\/a>, a police spokesperson said: <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPolice have investigated a number of incidents at an address in west Belfast this year, including criminal damage and anti-social behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPolice are treating these incidents as hate crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPolice take hate crime very seriously and actively investigate all incidents reported to us.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPolice enquiries are continuing and anyone who has any information that can assist police with their investigations is asked to call<\/a> 101.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n However, Devine added that although police are treating the attacks as a hate crime, they have said there is \u201cnothing the can do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nRELATED:\u00a0Northern Ireland Lawmaker Was Unaware That Heterosexuals Can Contract HIV<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n
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