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| Vandals 'cause damage over £1m' | Vandals 'cause damage over £1m' |
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| More than £1m has been spent repairing criminal damage, often caused by children as young as eight, in the Newtownabbey area. | |
| The figures from the police and Home Office also show that most of the vandalism has been targeted at schools. | The figures from the police and Home Office also show that most of the vandalism has been targeted at schools. |
| There have been 87 attacks on schools alone since April costing £77,000. | |
| Most of these happened during the summer school holidays, but just last weekend over 100 windows were smashed at a primary school. | Most of these happened during the summer school holidays, but just last weekend over 100 windows were smashed at a primary school. |
| A nine-year-old was arrested in connection with the incident, but was returned home to his parents because he was under the age of criminal responsibility. | A nine-year-old was arrested in connection with the incident, but was returned home to his parents because he was under the age of criminal responsibility. |
| District Commander Superintendent Will Kerr said parents must ensure they know what their children are doing. | District Commander Superintendent Will Kerr said parents must ensure they know what their children are doing. |
| "Some of the kids involved are as young as eight or nine," he said. | "Some of the kids involved are as young as eight or nine," he said. |
| "Some are under the age of criminal responsibility, but there is a clear issue around parental responsibility and parental control. Why are these kids out unsupervised?" | "Some are under the age of criminal responsibility, but there is a clear issue around parental responsibility and parental control. Why are these kids out unsupervised?" |