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The mum of a West Belfast teen has hit out at ‘animals’ who threw a brick through the window of a bus leaving her hysterical.

13-year-old Caitlin Campbell was travelling home from the cinema on Saturday night when she was caught up in the attack.

It was part a night of trouble in the Falls Park area which resulted in two arrests.

Police seized alcohol from a large group of young people, while windows on two buses were smashed and a taxi damaged by a brick.

Mum Christine, from Suffolk, told Belfast Live: “She was absolutely traumatised. They run around like animals.”

Caitlin got onto the bus from the city centre with a group of friends who got off at earlier stops.

She was on her own, sat behind the bus driver, when an object was thrown through the window at around 10pm.

Christine added: “She wasn’t physically hurt but she was hysterical. She was covered in glass and the driver said it was really, really bad.

“She has had a couple of panic attacks after what happened.

“The bus driver said that the size of the brick was ridiculous and he nearly drove into Maguire’s Garage when it came through the window.

“He said that it came from Falls Park but that the size brick would suggest it wasn’t from anyone small.”

She urged parents to take responsibility for their kids.

Christine said: “I’m very, very angry. At the end of the day, my children are at school during the week, I know where they are at the weekends and they’re fully entitled to get the bus down the road without coming to harm or injury.

“These teenagers are running around in West Belfast and are like animals.

“It’s up to the parents to know where their children are and what they’re doing.”

Police said that on Saturday night a large crowd gathered and were drinking alcohol and playing music.

They added that they seized alcohol, carried out several stop and searches before moving the crowd on.

But, later that night they said that the crowd returned - according to police causing damage to buses and a taxi.

A spokesman said: “Between 9.15pm and 9.30pm the crowd returned and we received reports of criminal damage to three vehicles travelling along the Falls Road.

“Two buses had windows damaged by stones being thrown at them and a taxi was also damaged when a brick was thrown at it.

“Two 15-year-old males were arrested for riotous assembly.

“Now when the behaviour is of this level you can be rest assured that we won’t be giving you a Community Resolution Notice.

“We will have a zero tolerance approach to this, and as you can see from the photo attached a file will be prepared and forwarded to the Public Prosecution Service, and we will be recommending prosecution for the two young males involved.

“Be warned! You might not be the one that actually throws the stone, but if you are part of a crowd with this common purpose then you are guilty of the offence as the stone throwers themselves.”

The spokesman added: “Parents it’s time to up your game!

“Last night’s actions endangered road users and led to the cancellation or diversion of buses, affecting ordinary people who were relying on them to get home. Your children are getting criminal records.

“It’s time to step up and quite frankly, do your job and know where your kids are. We’ve been saying this all summer long and for some of you the message just doesn’t seem to be getting through.

“Maybe it will when we phone you to let you know your child is the next one to be arrested, but by that stage it will be too late, the damage to their criminal record and future prospects will be done.”

A Translink spokesperson also condemned the attack on buses.

They said: “Last Saturday evening we were forced to divert a number of buses away from the Falls Park due to stone throwing.

“We utterly condemn stone throwing at our buses, or any form of anti-social behaviour.

“Safety of our passengers and staff is our top priority and stone throwing at buses has huge safety implications, both for those on board and for other road users, including drivers and pedestrians - and cannot be tolerated.

“We would appeal to parents to ensure they know where their children are and what type of activity they are engaging in.”