The PSNI had no available officers to respond to a man who said he was being threatened by phone.
Police have apologised after no officers were available to respond to a call from a man who was being threatened by phone and WhatsApp message.a man threatened to kill him on Tuesday evening.Supt Kelly Moore said she had apologised directly to Mr McQuillan.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland district commander for Lisburn and Castlereagh added that the lack of available officers was due to "the high volume and nature of ongoing incidents at that time" in the area. She said she understood the distress it had caused Mr McQuillan and confirmed her officers had spoken to him at 09:00 BST on Wednesday.
Police have launched an investigation into the threats and are treating them as a sectarian hate crime. Speaking to the Nolan Show, Mr McQuillan said he received a message when he was at his office from a caller who said he would "chop him up".When he answered, the caller said that they had a gun and were on their way to kill him.Related Topics
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