{"id":5343,"date":"2026-06-10T17:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/family-of-belfast-knife-horror-call-for-calm-amid-fears-he-could-lose-other-eye\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T17:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:55:57","slug":"family-of-belfast-knife-horror-call-for-calm-amid-fears-he-could-lose-other-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/family-of-belfast-knife-horror-call-for-calm-amid-fears-he-could-lose-other-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of Belfast knife horror call for calm amid fears he could lose other eye"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_0e248e\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Stephen Ogilvie is in an induced coma as doctors battle to save his remaining eye while his family appeal for calm and after footage of the horrific attack sparks street violence<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37277021\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stephen Ogilvie is in a stable condition in hospital \" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277021.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-170347.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277021.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-170347.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277021.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-170347.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277021.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-170347.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Stephen Ogilvie is in a stable condition in hospital \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Stephen Ogilvie is in a stable condition in hospital <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The family of the man who lost an eye in a knife attack in Belfast have called for calm saying they do not want it to &#8220;divide people or fuel hostility&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Cars, houses and a bus were torched by gangs of masked demonstrators chanting &#8220;foreigners out&#8221; after gruesome footage showed Stephen Ogilvie, 43, being stabbed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But today, Mr Ogilvie&#8217;s family and Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows have called for calm. Mr Burrows, who has spoken to Mr Ogilvie&#8217;s dad, said: &#8220;The victim&#8217;s father has also asked me to pass on a direct appeal to those spreading disinformation online: please stop. This has shockingly included false posts on social media at various times that his son has died.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hadi Alodid, 30, a Sudanese national, appeared in court on Wednesday charged with attempted to murder, threats to kill an <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/nhs\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">NHS<\/a> radiographer and possession of a knife. A source told the Daily <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Mirror<\/a> that Stephen could lose his other eye as doctors battle to save it. He is understood to be in an induced coma, in a stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A two-month-old baby was among those rescued by police as a mob set fires and smashed properties during terrifying street violence on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37277041\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37277041\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The aftermath of the violence\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277041.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_BRITAIN-NIRELAND-POLICE-INVESTIGATION-IMMIGRATION.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277041.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_BRITAIN-NIRELAND-POLICE-INVESTIGATION-IMMIGRATION.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277041.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_BRITAIN-NIRELAND-POLICE-INVESTIGATION-IMMIGRATION.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277041.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_BRITAIN-NIRELAND-POLICE-INVESTIGATION-IMMIGRATION.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The aftermath of the violence on Tuesday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The aftermath of the violence on Tuesday<cite aria-label=\"Image: AFP via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Politicians and police have called for calm after people took to the streets across the city, with reports they were targeting victims based on their skin colour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a statement issued on Wednesday Stephen\u2019s family said: \u201cWe are completely devastated by the horrific attack on our loved one on Kinnaird Avenue. This has been a massive shock to our whole family, and right now, our only priority is being at his bedside and helping him recover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We want to say a profound thank you to the local people who bravely stepped in during the attack. Your quick actions absolutely saved his life, and we will never forget what you did for him in that moment. We also want to thank the emergency services and the doctors and nurses looking after him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We are aware of the tensions and talk of protests following this incident. We want to make it absolutely clear that overnight unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward. We have many migrants who make a deeply valuable contribution to our country, including in our healthcare system and hospitality sector and we depend on them to make our country work. We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The family also asked for privacy and appealed for anyone with information about the attack, or who saw anything strange near Kinnaird Avenue, to go to the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A huge clean-up operation was underway on Wednesday amid fears of further violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jamie Corrie, whose home of 13 years was destroyed by fire, said watching it burn down was &#8220;a feeling I&#8217;ll never get over&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking outside the remains of his house on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, he said by the time firefighters arrived it was &#8220;already engulfed in flames&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37277044\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37277044\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jamie Corrie outside his the remains of his home \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277044.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_APTOPIX-Britain-Northern-Ireland-Stabbing-26161302018500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277044.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_APTOPIX-Britain-Northern-Ireland-Stabbing-26161302018500.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277044.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_APTOPIX-Britain-Northern-Ireland-Stabbing-26161302018500.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277044.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_APTOPIX-Britain-Northern-Ireland-Stabbing-26161302018500.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jamie Corrie outside his the remains of his home \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jamie Corrie outside his the remains of his home <cite aria-label=\"Image: AP Photo\/Peter Morrison\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Corrie said the blaze started after a car belonging to &#8220;foreign nationals&#8221; who lived next door was torched.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;See standing there watching your house get burnt\u2026 that&#8217;s a feeling I&#8217;ll never get over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Corrie added that he is also angry about the attack, but asked: &#8220;What does this resolve? &#8220;What does this actually do? Burning cars out, wrecking your own community and now one of their own has just lost their home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;There&#8217;s stuff in there that&#8217;s sentimental, can&#8217;t be replaced, that you&#8217;ll not get again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It has emerged that Stephen, then 21, was drugged and torched by gangster David McLeave at a flat in Livingston, Edinburgh in 2001. Described by police as the group&#8217;s &#8220;punchbag&#8221;, he was given the date rape drug GHB before lit cigarettes were put between his toes.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37277037\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37277037\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.08\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stephen Ogilvie was attacked on Monday\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277037.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-072149.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277037.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-072149.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277037.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-072149.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277037.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-072149.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Stephen Ogilvie was attacked on Monday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Stephen Ogilvie was attacked on Monday<cite aria-label=\"Image: @london_ukstreetnews\/Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: @london_ukstreetnews\/Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Stephen moved from Belfast to Scotland to live with McLeave but was attacked by the drug dealer as he watched the TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He stripped Stephen, poured aftershave on him and set him on fire while the attack was filmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Stephen told the High Court in Edinburgh: &#8220;I am terrified and my nerves are shattered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">McLeave was jailed for 14 years in April 2003. His gangland accomplices Paul Campbell, then aged 20, Thomas Irvine, 21, Edward Lindsay, 23, and 21-year-old Lee Kingham were jailed for drug charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tuesday&#8217;s street violence was sparked after footage of the attack on Stephen in Kinnaird Avenue, north Belfast at around 10.30pm on Monday was shared online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alodid, 30, refused legal representation when he appeared at the city&#8217;s magistrates&#8217; court on Wednesday and made no reply to charges which were put to him through an Arabic interpreter.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37277039\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37277039\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hadi Alodid appearing in court on Wednesday\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277039.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_North-Belfast-stabbing.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277039.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_North-Belfast-stabbing.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277039.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_North-Belfast-stabbing.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37277039.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_North-Belfast-stabbing.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Hadi Alodid appearing in court on Wednesday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Hadi Alodid appearing in court on Wednesday<cite aria-label=\"Image: Elizabeth Cook\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Elizabeth Cook\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When asked if he wished to apply for bail, he indicated he did, to which police \u201cstrongly\u201d objected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A detective told the court the victim had lost his left eye and received deep cuts to his head, face and back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police recovered what it believed to be a kitchen knife at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They had found the defendant armed with a blade and removed him from on top of the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alodid allegedly later said \u201cI\u2019ve killed someone, I don\u2019t know if they are dead\u201d while in hospital receiving treatment for a hand injury, and told medical staff \u201cI will kill you\u201d, the court heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Video circulating online shows hero bystanders, including one wielding a hurling stick, confronting the attacker until the police arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Stephen, who is understood to have learning difficulties and was deaf in one ear, had been living in the same block of flats as the alleged attacker, though no motive has emerged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One local said: \u201cHe&#8217;s a vulnerable person, apparently. He lives in the same flats as the man who attacked him. There&#8217;s a lot of information swirling around as to what happened. Nobody knows for sure why Stephen was attacked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson described those who intervened as &#8220;heroic&#8221;, saying they had &#8220;saved the life&#8221; of the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;I want to reassure the local community that we are treating this attack with the utmost seriousness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Home Office said the suspect was on leave to remain in the UK until 2028. He entered the UK in 2023 and was granted refugee status the same year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The individual claims to have entered the UK via the Common Travel Area&#8221;, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said the suspect made his way from Sudan to Paris before flying to Dublin, and then travelled by bus to Belfast on 10 February 2023 &#8211; the date on which he claimed asylum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;There is no trace of this suspect on any of our national security databases and he was not known to the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/psni\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Police Service of Northern Ireland<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/belfast-riots-stephen-ogilvie-latest-37277008\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Ogilvie is in an induced coma as doctors battle to save his remaining eye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-170347.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}