The daughter of Ian Ogle has expressed her sadness after a memorial dedicated to him was vandalised for a second time.
A 20-year-old man has been arrested after criminal damage was caused to the memorial to the murder victim and a car in East Belfast in the early hours of Wednesday.
Police say they received a report at around 2.20am that two men had entered Cluan Place and caused damage to a parked car and a memorial in the area.
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Officers attended the scene and after conducting a number of enquiries, they arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of criminal damage. He remains in police custody at this time.
The memorial is at the site of the 45-year-old’s killing. Mr Ogle, a community worker, was stabbed and beaten to death near his Cluan Place home in January 2019.
In statement, Mr Ogle's daughter Toni said: "I don't believe this was a personal attack towards our family. From looking at the CCTV footage, it looks like it was spontaneous and unbiased.
"Regardless, it is still shocking behaviour and absolutely uncalled for. It has been upsetting for the residents of Cluan Place particularly the young girl whose car was damaged as well as my family having to see my dad's memorial wrecked for a second time."
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police in east Belfast are investigating the report of criminal damage in the Cluan Place area, in the early hours of Wednesday 26th April.
"It was reported shortly after 2.20am that two men had entered Cluan Place and caused damage to property in the area, including a parked car and a memorial.
"Officers attended the scene and after conducting a number of enquiries arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of criminal damage. He remains in custody at this time."
PSNI Chief Inspector Thompson added: “Efforts are ongoing to identify the second individual involved in this incident and I would appeal to anyone with any information which could assist us to contact officers at Strandtown on 101 quoting reference number 95 26/04/23.
“You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”
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