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| Attacks force ex-mayor to leave | |
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| An SDLP assembly member is to leave his home in the Bogside area of Londonderry following a spate of attacks on it. | An SDLP assembly member is to leave his home in the Bogside area of Londonderry following a spate of attacks on it. |
| The most recent attack on former mayor Pat Ramsey's house in Meenan Drive was in September of last year when a petrol bomb was thrown at it. | The most recent attack on former mayor Pat Ramsey's house in Meenan Drive was in September of last year when a petrol bomb was thrown at it. |
| It was the 15th such incident, mainly blamed on dissident republicans. | It was the 15th such incident, mainly blamed on dissident republicans. |
| He said he was sad at the move but there was only so much his family and neighbours could take. "These things take their toll on family," he said. | |
| "Rather than put them through more difficulties of stress and pressure, unfortunately, it was time to make a fundamental decision to put closure on it." | |
| Mr Ramsey said that the attacks had intensified after his party signed up to policing and participated in local District Policing Partnerships. | |
| He said that every time they become more worrying and varied from hoaxes to petrol bombs being thrown. | |
| "I have to be true to Chris (his wife) she has stood by me for so many years, I don't want to get too personal but I can't expect her to take any more," he said. | |
| Last July, the Army had to carry out a controlled explosion on a device which was later described as an elaborate hoax. | Last July, the Army had to carry out a controlled explosion on a device which was later described as an elaborate hoax. |
| In 2004, Mr Ramsey's three-year old daughter was overcome by fumes after two hooded men ran into his office and sprayed a substance into the air. | In 2004, Mr Ramsey's three-year old daughter was overcome by fumes after two hooded men ran into his office and sprayed a substance into the air. |
| Mr Ramsey is to move to the Waterside area of the city on the other side of the River Foyle. | Mr Ramsey is to move to the Waterside area of the city on the other side of the River Foyle. |