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A Muslim resident has claimed that hate crimes are on the rise in Scunthorpe.

The mum said that the past two years since the Brexit referendum have been "getting worse and worse".

Resina, who has lived in Scunthorpe for 17 years, believes she's been the victim of hate crimes and has seen general disrespect towards Muslim places of worship.

She told James Piekos on BBC Radio Humberside: "It's definitely getting worse. In 17 years, I've never had this kind of experience. The past two years, it's just been getting worse and worse."

In the last few days, she has also had her car vandalised which she believes happened because she was Muslim.

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"I was visiting my friend yesterday. I was at her house for a couple of hours, and I came out and saw that paint had been taken off my car," she said.

Her sister-in-law was with her at the time and her car was also vandalised.

Resina believes they were targeted because they were wearing headscarfs.

"That’s what I feel right now. It happened to me and my sister-in-law, but nobody else's car got targeted," she said.

"I live right across from a mosque and people used to respect it. Now you see people urinating on the wall. I reported it to police when they broke the windows but nothing is getting done.”

Home Office statistics also show there has been a 24 per cent increase in reported hate crime since 2016's referendum to leave the EU.

A spokesman for Humberside Police said: "We have a dedicated team of officers who work with minority communities across the force to reassure them that hate crime is illegal and should not be something they simply put up with.

"The continued work has seen an increase in the number of incidents reported to us.

"While it is disappointing that the number of incidents have increased, we're pleased that those victims are now confident enough to come forward."

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