PSNI appeals for calm amid protest calls following Belfast knife attack

Victim remains in hospital with serious injuries as police investigate the motive behind the attack

A police cordon at the scene of a stabbing outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast. Picture: Liam McBurneyk/PA Wire

Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 - 07:08

Manon Gilbart and PA reporters

A man from Sudan has been arrested over a knife attack in north Belfast which has been described as “horrific” and “abhorrent”.

The man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the “brutal” assault on Monday night which left the alleged victim with significant injuries to his eyes, as well as slash wounds to his face and neck.

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