Arrests are continuing to be made following several days of racist rioting in Northern Ireland.
Trouble broke out in Ballymena in County Antrim after an alleged sexual assault in the town the previous weekend.
A protest was followed by attacks on homes in the town and clashes with police. The violence spread to the nearby towns of Larne and Coleraine, and Portadown in County Armagh.
Twenty-eight people have so far been detained by police in relation to the disorder. Police say more arrests will take place in the coming days.
Four people appeared before court on Monday including a girl aged 13 who was charged with riot by officers investigating disorder in Ballymena last Wednesday, June 11, and a man aged 40, also charged with rioting in Ballymena. A 33-year-old woman has been charged with child cruelty relating to the disorder.
Meanwhile, detectives investigating online posts relating to the violence have charged a 32-year-old man. He has been charged with sending menacing messages through a public electronic communications network and with encouraging or assisting offences.
Assistant Chief Constable Melanie Jones said: “Our heightened presence in our local communities and continued community engagement to de-escalate violence continued last night, thankfully, similar to Saturday, the situation was much calmer.
“I issued a public plea to parent/guardians and families of young people who have been driving the criminal activity in some areas to warn them of the serious consequences of their actions. I am asking for continued conversations amongst local families to deter young people from criminalising themselves.”
ACC Jones continued: “Our Chief Constable and other members of the senior team have been meeting with local community representatives of those affected over the weekend so we can support them as best we can and offer reassurance of our policing operation to restore calm.
“Everyone deserves to feel safe on our streets. So, just as we will seek justice for women and girls who report heinous crimes to us, we will also seek justice for local innocent families who are being targeted by criminality fuelled by hate.
“We will continue to robustly investigate the disorder over the last number of days but do not want to see any more young people criminalised by being caught up in this activity.
“Thankfully, none of our officers policing this disorder reported being injured on duty last night. We have 64 of our colleagues currently recovering from injury and I commend their bravery and unwavering efforts.
On Saturday, an anti-racism rally in Belfast heard that the “racist minority will not win."
United Against Racism Belfast Chair Ivanka Antova told the large crowd: “Our communities will not be bowed by racism. The racist minority will not win.
“Thousands of people braved the elements today to stand against hate and to call for an end to the violence. The anti-racist majority will not allow far-right agitators to scapegoat migrants and refugees for the hardships working class communities face.”
