Man who fought off Belfast knifeman with hurling stick named
Maitiu Mag Tighearnan said he was there by chance and managed to ‘protect a young lad’
TL;DR
- Maitiu Mag Tighearnan, from Northern Ireland, was filmed using a hurley stick to strike an assailant on Kinnaird Avenue.
- The attack occurred on Monday night, resulting in the victim suffering significant injuries.
- Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Tighearnan stated he intervened by chance to protect a young lad.
- Political figures, including Keir Starmer and Brian Kingston, commented on the incident.
- Plans for protests have been announced in Northern Ireland following the attack.
- Northern Ireland's justice minister, Naomi Long, urged for calm and warned against 'bad faith actors' stirring trouble.