Man Charged After Knife Incident in Belfast

0:00On March 27, a 34-year-old man faces charges after police in North Belfast responded to reports of someone carrying a knife. Officers arrived in the green castle close area just after 3.30 pm on Wednesday, March 25, and quickly caught the suspect nearby on the shore road. Social media buzzed with worries that a local school was in danger, but police confirmed the man never entered any school grounds. He's been charged with common assault and carrying a bladed article in public after an initial arrest for possessing an offensive weapon and disorderly behavior. He'll appear in Belfast Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, April 22, with charges still under review by prosecutors as standard procedure.