Sudanese Asylum Seeker Charged With Attempted Murder in Belfast Knife Attack
Civil unrest erupted after a clip of the violent attack went viral.
TL;DR
- Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker, is charged with attempted murder.
- The knife attack occurred in Belfast on June 8.
- The victim, Stephen Ogilvie, was blinded in his left eye.
- Alodid is also charged with possessing a knife and threatening a radiographer.
- Police found Alodid armed with a kitchen knife at the scene.
- Alodid made statements to hospital staff indicating he believed he had killed someone and threatening them.