Paramilitary threats ‘normal’ within some communities in Northern Ireland

Police have appealed for information over an incident in which a family left their home following a threat (Niall Carson/PA)

Paramilitary threats within communities have become “normalised” in some parts of Northern Ireland, an academic has warned.

It comes after police confirmed they are investigating an incident in which a Catholic family were forced to move from their accommodation in east Belfast after a threat was made against them.