Stephen Ogilvie's Family Urges Calm After Belfast Riots as 30-Year-Old Suspect Is Remanded
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 10
Stephen Ogilvie's Family Urges Calm After Belfast Riots as 30-Year-Old Suspect Is Remanded
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 10
Summary
Stephen Ogilvie's family said overnight unrest was "not welcome" after riots flared across Belfast following the knife attack that left him in hospital without his left eye.
Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese man, appeared in Belfast magistrates court charged with attempted murder, threatening to kill an NHS radiographer and possessing a knife; he was denied bail and remanded for four weeks.
Tuesday night's disorder saw masked crowds burn vehicles and houses and block roads, hours after footage of the attack spread widely online and agitators including Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson urged people onto the streets.
Judge Steven Keown said attackers of emergency services would be dealt with seriously and warned people circulating messages urging masked protests that those involved in violence "can also expect to go to prison".
The family thanked bystanders, medics and emergency workers, said migrants make a valuable contribution to Northern Ireland, and urged anyone with information about the attack to contact police.