Terrified Grandmother hits out at youths causing disruption in Derry-Londonderry estate

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Homes in the Fountain Estate in Derry-Londonderry were attacked by youths for the third night in a row.

On Friday night bottles rained down on homes on the peace line with Bennett Street. 

On Saturday night petrol bombs were thrown over the security fence - into the Fountain from Bishop Street -

and youths again threw missiles into the area last night and lit fires across the road in the Bogside.

Grandmother Grace Currie, who has lived on the peace line for 17 years, says she is so terrified in her own home - she sleeps with a hammer - under her pillow..

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One Fountain resident, who was too afraid to be identified, said those who live in homes along the peaceline are petrified.

Mayor of Derry and Strabane, John Boyle, visited the area and spoke with residents yesterday morning.

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DUP MLA Gary Middleton, who visited the scene yesterday, says he is thankful no one was killed.

Deputy Mayor Derek Hussey's also condemned the attacks:

“The scale of this disorder would not be tolerated anywhere else in the United Kingdom or the Republic. This is a stain on the city of Londonderry and must be highlighted far and wide.

“As I said previously, all the people of the Fountain want is the equality and respect that others talk about. These attacks must stop and they must be stopped.”