Overview
- Graphic mobile video shows a man repeatedly stabbed in the head and neck on Kinnaird Avenue in north Belfast while bystanders intervened to stop the assault.
- The victim, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his face, neck and back and remains in a critical or serious condition.
- A Sudanese man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a blade in a public place and making threats to kill; he is due before Belfast Magistrates’ Court.
- The Police Service of Northern Ireland declared the incident a critical incident, appealed for dashcam or CCTV footage and warned the public not to share graphic clips that could harm the investigation or re-traumatise the victim’s family.
- Political leaders condemned the attack and called for calm as far-right figures circulated footage and planned protests, raising fears the case could intensify national disputes over policing, race and migration.