I wonder who could have been behind this, I wonder could be the same fascist who hides behind a black security guard he wants to deport?
Gardaí are investigating what is believed to be a targeted attack on a car belonging to Minister for State Mary Butler.
The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in the Barker Street area of Waterford city.
It is understood that the car was parked in the vicinity at around 11am and the vandalism was discovered at 1pm. The car had one of its tyres slashed and punctured, possibly with a knife or a screwdriver while no other cars in the area were damaged.
Garda sources confirmed that the car belongs to Ms Butler. The Minister for Mental Health and Older People parked on Barker Street to walk to an event on O’Connell Street located close by.
She was speaking at a National Women’s Day event against racism.
The Fianna Fáil deputy has spoken out before about threats politicians and their staff have received over the past year in particular.
Gardai are investigating the incident and confirmed that they are “checking CCTV footage in the area".
Sources said: “They believe the car was targeted because of who it belonged to.”
The Minister has been the subject of abuse in the past.
She had to suspend her Facebook account after a “sinister” fake page was created in her name which implied the deputy was “dismissive of victims of child sexual abuse”.
The Minister found herself in the middle of what she has called a “coordinated campaign of online hate and harassment”.
The account in question was deleted after she reported it to Facebook, however, screenshots of the accounts activity continue to circulate across social media.
She also received messages on social media such as telling her to “get a rope and go to the shed”. Ms Butler reported the matter to the gardaí.
