Pride parade microphone incident being treated as hate crime, say police

Pride parade microphone incident being treated as hate crime, say police

Police have said an incident at the Pride parade in Belfast is being treated as a hate crime (Oliver McVeigh/PA)

An incident in Belfast involving a man using a microphone to make remarks about members of the LGBT+ community is being treated as a hate crime, police have said.

The incident ahead of Saturday’s Belfast Pride parade was captured on video and police said footage has since emerged on social media.

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