SDLP man's house targeted again

Pat Ramsey said he would not be intimidated

A second hoax device has been found at the home of SDLP assembly member Pat Ramsey in Londonderry.

Mr Ramsey discovered the first suspect object on Saturday and found the second hoax bomb on Sunday night - just hours after the first alert ended.

The devices were found at Mr Ramsey's home in Meenan Drive in the Bogside area of the city.

The Army declared the first device a hoax. Mr Ramsey has been targeted several times in the past.

Mr Ramsey said the incident caused disruption to the community.

"It is clear that the people responsible for this latest act of intimidation are the same faceless thugs who have attacked my home on countless occasions in the last few years," he said.

"They should know by now that they will not deter me from my political beliefs or pursuing them democratically for the good of all the people of Derry."

His wife Chris said the whole family had been left traumatised.

"It's very stressful and I can't explain how I feel this morning to be quite honest," she said.

"I have a five-year-old child and she was shipped out of her house this last two nights which isn't fair on her either, she's traumatised enough."

"She has seen everything that's went on in this house and I really don't think it's fair on a five-year-old to have to live like this in this day and age."

Police in the city have also said they believe a hoax device found in Boating Club Lane on Monday was left by the same people who targeted Mr Ramsey.