'A living nightmare' - young West Belfast man fears for his life because of frequent homophobic attacks

Now a warning that our top story this morning contains graphic language . We are aware it is the school holidays so you may not want children nearby to hear what we will broadcast over the next 30minutes. This story is deeply worrying. It is sad and raises questions about what we do in Northern Ireland when an individual is being hounded so much, that he doesn't want to live anymore. Tony Devine is 25 years old. He lives in West Belfast. Tony is gay. His door has been plastered in grafitti - "Faggots Out". His windows have been smashed numerous times. He has been attacked many times in the street. Sometimes, in the dark of night, he runs from his house to his mother - who comes to protect him after yet another attack happens. Tony has now been left suicidal and has regular panic attacks. He sat in our studio in tears, trembling. This is his story.