Belfast Knife Attack and Riots | Belfast News

0:00Alright, let's talk about this serious case out of Belfast. A man named Hadi Alotted, whose 31 years old, is facing attempted murder charges. This stems from a brutal knife attack back on June 8th that left the victim, Stephen Oglevy, with severe eye injuries including partial. Blindness. The incident itself was pretty wild, with bystanders jumping into help. One guy even used a hurling stick to stop the assault before the police arrived. The aftermath was even more chaotic, leading to rides across Belfast, with homes, cars, and even a bus being set on fire. Some families were forced to leave their homes because of the unrest. Aladeed, who's an asylum seeker, is also facing charges for having a bladed weapon and threatening to kill an NHS radiographer. He's currently in custody and has a secured legal representation yet, which is complicating things as they try to move his case forward. Now, the latest development is that his case is being fast-tracked. Prosecutors updated the court, and the judge confirmed that a committal hearing is set

1:02for later this month, September 23rd, to send him to. Crown court for trial. This is a complex situation, with a lot of moving parts, from the initial attack and its devastating consequences for the victim to the wider societal. Impact of the riots. The legal process is now moving ahead, with Aladeed expected to appear in court for those committal proceedings. That's your update from BellfastNews today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.