Racists target family's city home

Racist leaflets have been posted on the house

A south Belfast woman has claimed that racist thugs have forced her from her home.

Sadhu Heatley - originally from Nepal's Himalayan region - has lived in the Ormeau Road area for 30 years.

She told BBC NI's Nolan Show the home she shares with her children and 80-year-old mother had been targeted by racists for three years.

Police said these attacks may be linked to other incidents which are thought to be racially motivated.

Mrs Heatley said in the past week an acid bomb was thrown at the house and a gang tried to kick in her front door.

Speaking on Friday, she said racist notes with skull symbols and "whites only" written on them had also been left on her gate.

"We're on tranquilisers and we don't know what to do - these gangsters are allowed to do so much blatant wrong," she said.

She said that the police had been supportive, but that they needed cameras on the house to provide security.