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Police no longer believe Tyrone war memorial damage was deliberate
The monument pays tribute to people from the area who died in World War I and World War II.
LAST UPDATE | 16 Jan 2019
POLICE IN TYRONE have retracted an appeal for information about damage to a war memorial, now believing there was no hate crime.
Earlier today, the PSNI issued a request for witnesses after the monument in the village of Coagh appeared to have been smashed.
They had said the act would be treated as a hate crime if it was found to be done deliberately.
The memorial on Main Street pays tribute to people from the area who died in World War I and World War II. The damage was reported to police at 12.55am.
This afternoon, police said they had received information regarding the incident and no no longer believe it was a deliberate act.
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