Belfast attack live: Hadi Alodid named as suspect as victim has 'lost left eye'

Belfast attack live: Hadi Alodid named as suspect as victim has 'lost left eye' Hadi Alodid has been remanded in custody at Belfast Magistrates' Court after being charged with the attempted stabbing murder of Stephen Ogilvie The suspect in the Belfast stabbing attack which has sparked anti-immigration protests across the city has been named as 30-year-old Hadi Alodid as a court was told the victim, Stephen Ogilvie, has lost his left eye. Alodid, who is a Sudanese national, has now been remanded in custody at Belfast Magistrates' Court for four weeks after being charged with the attempted stabbing murder, threats to kill an NHS radiographer and possession of a knife. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for calm after masked protesters set fire to homes, cars and a bus in north Belfast following Alodid's arrest. Footage shows flames ripping through the city's streets with thick smoke billowing into the sky as police clash with crowds amid the chaos with non-white residents apparently targeted. The Prime Minister said: "It is clear that people were targeted last night because of their background and I will not tolerate it. Those responsible will feel the full force of the law." Stephen Ogilvie, who is in his 40s, remains in a serious condition in hospital, receiving treatment for serious eye, face and back wounds. Key Events Hadi Alodid, the 30-year-old accused of attempted murder over the attack, did not speak during his court appearance and did not respond to questions. He was denied bail and has been remanded in custody ahead of the next court hearing which has been set for July 8. Police forces across the UK are monitoring intelligence on protests and have plans in place to allow them to mobilise officers if needed should further disorder break out in the wake of the Belfast stabbing and the murder of Henry Nowak. A spokesperson for the National Police Chiefs Council said: “Police are closely monitoring intelligence and information on protest activity to ensure a swift and decisive response to any reports of public disorder. “We have well-established plans in place to enable us to mobilise officers at a regional and national level if required.” Hadi Alodid has been remanded in custody at Belfast Magistrates’ Court for four weeks after being charged with the attempted stabbing murder of Stephen Ogilvie, threats to kill an NHS radiographer and possession of a knife. The victim of the Belfast stabbing lost his left eye in the attack, Belfast Magistrates’ Court has been told. Hadi Alodid, 30, is appearing at Belfast Magistrates’ Court charged with the attempted stabbing murder of Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast, threats to kill an NHS radiographer on the same day and possession of a knife. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “The scenes in Belfast last night were shocking and completely unacceptable. “There is no justification for the violence and disorder that we saw threatening our communities, nor for those who encouraged it, online or elsewhere. “It is clear that people were targeted last night because of their background and I will not tolerate it. Those responsible will feel the full force of the law. “I’ve spoken to the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to convey my thanks to them and the frontline emergency services for their bravery in keeping people safe. I’ve also spoken to the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to discuss the ongoing situation. “Appealing for calm must be the priority, and that is what I urge now. We must let the police get on with their work.” A two-month-old baby had to be rescued by police as thugs set fires and smashed properties in scenes of terrifying violence last night. Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said police had to rescue many families as flames and violence overtook Belfast city streets amid chants of “foreigners out” as mobs targeted families in their homes. "Last night we rescued so many families," Chief Constable Boutcher told the BBC this morning. "Taking families - a baby as young as two months - out of their address to safety, taking them to police stations.” He said that families from across communities were caught up last night’s “vile behaviour”. Police will arrest and prosecute those who took part in violent disorder, PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has said. Asked if politicians could have done more to stop the protests, Mr Boutcher said: “I think the response after the attack that we saw from all the politicians has been really positive.” Issuing a warning to those participating in the disorder, he added: “Last night there were so many local community leaders, MLAs, on the streets trying their very best to dissuade these young people from doing what they’re doing – who, by the way, we will go and arrest and prosecute, and their lives will be changed forever. “They won’t be able to do the jobs they want to do, their futures will be damaged in ways that they just don’t understand.” Asked for his message to parents, he told BBC’s Good Morning Ulster: “Your children, your grandchildren, your nieces, your nephews, people that you care about in this community, young lives – please know where they are today, this evening, tomorrow. “Make sure that they understand that this is not the way forward.” The PSNI has said that the victim, in his 40s, remained in a serious condition in hospital on Tuesday, being treated for severe injuries to his eye, face and back. Burned-out houses, cars and a bus mark the aftermath of last night’s violence in Belfast, which saw groups of masked men kicking in doors and setting fires to shouts of “foreigners out”. The victim of Monday night’s horrific knife attack has been pictured for the first time. Stephen Ogilvie, who is in his 40s, was left with serious eye, face and back injuries following the attack in the Kinnaird Avenue area of the city at 10.30pm on Monday night. A kitchen knife was recovered at scene, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said, with nobody else currently being sought in connection with the incident. Mr Ogilvie was described as in a critical condition in hospital yesterday. His alleged attacker is due to appear in court this morning charged with attempted murder, possession of an article with blade or point in a public place and threats to kill. A young family with four children were forced to flee their home amid last night’s violence, which saw masked men kick in doors and set fires while shouting “foreigners out”. Independent Belfast councillor Paul Doherty said the children were “traumatised” after the family, which he was now helping support, were forced out of their home by the mob. Speaking to the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme, Doherty said: "homes were attacked, businesses targeted, livelihoods lost, and many innocent families terrorised last night because of their colour of skin or where they come from". Labour Party chair Anna Turley has said it was "horrendous" to see families forced out their homes in Belfast. She appealed for calm, urging those angry about Monday's attack to let the justice system work its course. Ms Turley told Sky News: "It was horrendous to see that. It must be really horrifying and really frightening for all those families living in that community. nobody wants to see that. I would appeal, like many others have, for calm on the streets of Belfast and around the country as well. Those people are innocent, they shouldn't be getting caught up. "We've seen children and families having to leave their homes, and no one wants to see that. We know the situation that happened the night before last was absolutely horrific, absolutely horrendous. And there's no place for that on the streets of the United Kingdom. But we have to let the police and the justice system take its course now. "And nobody should be stoking this up or bringing violence to the streets anywhere in the United Kingdom." The Labour chair continued: "No one could see that video footage and not be outraged and horrified by what's happened. But there is one person responsible for that and that is the perpetrator who has been arrested, who is up before court today. "So I really want to commend the police, the justice system, for how swiftly they acted." Video has captured fires blazing on Belfast's Lendrick Street as the angry mob gathered in 'anti-migrant protests' following Monday night's horriffic knife attack. Fire and fury swept through the streets of Belfast last night in what local MP Claire Hanna called “a race-based pogrom” after anti-migrant protestors began setting fire to cars, buses and buildings. - Calls for protests grew from anti-migrant groups over the course of yesterday as politicians and police called for calm, following the horrific knife attack on Monday night in Belfast where the suspect was Sudanese. - Photos show crowds of black-clad rioters gathered in Belfast with multiple reports of arson, as homes, cars and a bus were set alight by the mob. All public transport has been paused in the city as Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service says it attended 62 incidents overnight. - People were forced to flee their homes as houses were torched near the Crumlin Road in the north of the city. The mob was said to have been targeting non-white residents with a pastor at the scene telling the BBC that people were being put out of houses "because they're black". - Early in the evening a bus was set ablaze on Newtownards Road in east Belfast with homes nearby also catching fire - one family had to be rescued by emergency services. - Across the city cars, a police vehicle and a Turkish barbers were also set alight in a night of disorder in Belfast that Belfast MP Claire Hanna branded “a race-based pogrom” after “negative online actors” incited the violence. - This morning residents are waking up to devastation in Belfast. The suspect in Monday night's knife attack is due to appear in court this morning charged with attempted murder, possession of an article with blade or point in a public place and threats to kill. Yesterday politicians, police and local leaders called for calm. PSNI chief constable, Jon Boutcher, pleaded with the public to refrain from violence. "Please, please let the PSNI let the police do their job unfettered and undistracted by wider concerns," he said during a press conference at Stormont. Instead overnight violence erupted, with homes, cars and a bus torched as masked mobs rampaged through the streets of Belfast. First Minister Michelle O’Neill condemned the "outright thuggery". “Groups of masked men burning families out of their homes is nothing less than disgusting cowardice," she said. The suspect is set to appear in court. The 30-year-old accused, who is Sudanese, has been charged with attempted murder over the stabbing attack, possession of an article with a blade or point in a public place and making threats to kill. He will appear in the Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. In Northern Ireland, the authorities do not release the name of accused persons before they appear in court. Police and political leaders in Northern Ireland have appealed for calm after 'sporadic pockets of disorder' erupted across Belfast. A senior officer said police in the region are currently dealing with “sporadic pockets of disorder” in a number of locations. Northern Ireland's first minister has condemned the action on social media. Michelle O'Neill says that "groups of masked men burning families out of their homes is nothing less than disgusting cowardice". "This has nothing to do with community. This is outright thuggery," she adds. A family were left 'really, really scared' as protestors attempted to get into their house and threw fireworks, a resident who helped them told Sky News. The woman, who did not want to give her name, said people were trying to kick a man, his wife and their teenage daughter out of their house in the Shankill Road area. "I could just see them all going into the house," she said. "I don't know how I did it but I stopped every one of them from going into the bedroom." The woman added taht the family seemed "really, really scared". She continued: "I just said, come out with me, I'll help you, just come with me... I walked out with them and I could see people looking at me." She then shouted at demonstrators that the family were not involved in Monday night's attack. Police in Northern Ireland have ruled out a terror-related motivate for the attack at this point but detectives have stressed that the investigation is at a very early stage and they are keeping an open mind. The attack took place at about 10.30pm on Monday, June 8 in Kinnaird Avenue, a residential street close to the Antrim Road in north Belfast. Footage captured of the attack appears to show a man repeatedly stabbing at the head and neck of another man who is lying on the ground. The clip shows people, including one with a hurling stick, intervening to stop the assault continuing. Police arrived on the scene within minutes and a man was arrested. A kitchen knife was also recovered from the scene. Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Naomi Long said some people had ignored calls for calm. "They are intent on wreaking destruction on the very communities they claim they are trying to protect," Long said. "They are weaponising the genuine hurt, concern and anger that people are feeling for their own misguided purposes." "There is no place for masked thugs to take to the streets and threaten, intimidate, disrupt and cause wanton damage – it is simply disingenuous to claim this is being carried out for the good of Northern Ireland." Long said she would again appeal to communities "not to allow themselves to be used and abused in this manner." "Disorder on the streets, such as we are seeing tonight, is diverting valuable police resources away from those who genuinely need them," she said. "These are not the actions of people who genuinely care about their communities." "While I recognise and understand the concerns following on from the attack in north Belfast, hate cannot be allowed to win." Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said on Tuesday evening: "Sporadic pockets of disorder have broken out in a number of locations across Northern Ireland this evening, including incidents in which a number of vehicles have been set on fire." "We are urging everyone to remain calm, act responsibly, and avoid any activity that could place themselves or others at risk." "Officers are on the ground, working alongside partner agencies, responding to incidents as they arise and helping to keep people safe." "We are again appealing for calm and ask all voices of influence within local communities to encourage peaceful protest and discourage any involvement in violence or disorder." A 30-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after a male suffered "significant injuries" to his face, neck and back on Monday night. The suspect is a Sudanese national. He will appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. He is believed to have entered Northern Ireland via the Irish border in February 2023 after flying to Dublin from Paris. The suspect claimed asylum upon arrival and in September 2023 was granted leave to remain in the UK until 2028. He has also been charged with possession of an article with a blade or point in a public place and making threats to kill. The victim of Monday's horrific knife attack in Belfast has been named as Stephen Ogilvie. The victim in his 40s remained in a serious condition in hospital on Tuesday receiving treatment for serious eye, face and back wounds, the PSNI said. Read the full story here. Multiple homes are on fire across the city and fire fighters are working to get the blazes under control. Watercannnons have been utilised in Newtownabbey, with images showing firefighters tackling a house fire on Ligoniel Road with hoses. A group of men broke down the front door of a home while a woman from an ethnic minority background looked down from an upstairs window, reports the Guardian. The men attacked the downstairs windows with bricks while a woman in the crowd said to her friend: "There's wee girls inside". Northern Ireland's first minister says the attacks happening during protests in Belfast is "nothing less than disgusting cowardice". Posting to X, Michelle O'Neill wrote: "Groups of masked men burning families out of their homes is nothing less than disgusting cowardice. This has nothing to do with community. This is outright thuggery." She added there was "no justification" for the "attacks", and that: "Racism, intimidation and violence are wrong." Fire crews in Belfast have been called to multiple residential streets across the city where properties are on fire. A number of homes just off the Crumlin Road are ablaze as well as properties on Lendrick Street in east Belfast.