“Nobody should be making it a space where families, women and girls feel that they can’t go and walk and enjoy.'
There has been widespread condemnation from local representatives in Coalisland after recent reports of an assault and intimidation by groups of youths against women and girls in the town.
READ MORE: ‘We live with the shock and trauma every day’: A5 crash victim’s mum joins Tyrone GAA calls for road upgrade “The canal walk has recently had a lot of investment, a lot of work done to it to make it an accessible space for everybody in the community of Coalisland. A £4million public realm scheme was completed in the town last year, with part of the investment going towards the canal walk area.
“The young girl was walking down the popular route but came across a group of lads who started harassing her, verbally and physically.
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