Mick Hartley

From the BBC:

A man in his 40s remains in serious condition in hospital following a “brutal” stabbing in Belfast.

One man has been arrested and remains in custody.

Police attended the incident on Kinnaird Avenue at about 22:30 BST on Monday.

The justice minister praised the “brave people who disarmed the attacker”, referring to a group of people who can be seen intervening in a video of the incident circulated online.

“I would ask people not to share the very graphic images and footage of the attack,” Naomi Long said.

“They are deeply disturbing and traumatising to view,” she added.

Well yes. No links, but, from social media: “African migrant just tried to behead a white man in North Belfast, Ireland. Video is too graphic to post.” How can someone stand there taking a video? At least others intervened.

And, trying to stir things up – “African migrant”, “a white man” – or the truth?

Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Gavin Robinson, said anyone who has seen video “will be unable to unsee it” and it was “barbaric”.

Robinson said “this issue has a different sense to it and there are concerns about the consequences of this incident”, and said it is “essential police speak clearly on the incident”.

Hmm. Will they? Will the media? The BBC? But “concerns about the consequences of this incident”? Tragically, yes.

At least the victim, though “in serious condition”, is still alive.

Update: a man “believed to be Sudanese”.