'This attack will leave physical and mental scars and trauma that may never heal. No good comes from this – ever.'
PSNI detectives have condemned a shooting in Derry city last night, branding it "clear human rights abuse", with the injuries inflicted leaving "trauma that may never heal".
A lone and masked gunman is reported to have shot the victim once in the leg. The victim was taken to hospital by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. He remains in hospital this morning.Police remain in the area where a cordon is in place at the junction of Coshquin Road and Whitehouse Road. Detective Inspector Lavery added: "The shooting we witnessed last night is a clear human rights abuse and the injuries inflicted on the victim are a stark violation of people’s basic human rights. This attack will leave physical and mental scars and trauma that may never heal. No good comes from this – ever.
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