Man released following arrest over online threats to black councillor

Lilian Seenoi-Barr, originally from Kenya, has been selected by the SDLP to be the next first citizen of Derry City and Strabane District Council.

A man who was arrested over online threats against a councillor who is set to become Northern Ireland’s first black mayor has been released.

The 30-year-old man was arrested by officers investigating a report of online threats towards an individual in the Derry area.