Pig’s head thrown at Oldham home in ‘Islamic hate crime’

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An incident in which a pig’s head was thrown at a home in Oldham is being treated by police as an “Islamic hate crime”.

Police have said the animal head was thrown after a brick smashed the window of a house on Chapel Road, Oldham at 10.00pm on Saturday, 30 September.

A boy was present in the room at the time but is said to be unhurt.

Officers are searching for a man they believe to be around 18-years-old, who was travelling in a Vauxhall Corsa.

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