The man pinned down on a Belfast street by an asylum seeker who brutally attacked him with a knife has been named by residents as Stephen Ogilvie.
The alleged attacker, a 30-year-old Sudanese man, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Monday night and charged last night after the victim, in his 40s, suffered ‘significant injuries’ to his face, neck and back during the stabbing.
Details of the horrific assault, which took place on Kinnaird Avenue in northern Belfast at around 10.30pm, were released after graphic footage of the attack was shared online.
The video shows a man standing astride a bloodied victim, holding a
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