Belfast knife attack victim lost his left eye, court told, as suspect named as Hadi Alodid – UK politics live

Suspect refused legal representation and made no reply to charges and victimViolence erupts in Belfast after protests over knife attackTell us: how have you been affected by the situation in Belfast?Hadi Alodid refused legal representation and made no reply to charges which were put put to him through an Arabic interpreter as he appeared in court charged with attempted murder following the Belfast knife attack, the Press Association reports.The 30-year-old, with an address at Duncairn Avenue in Belfast, appeared before the city’s magistrates’ court on Wednesday morning.He is charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie on Monday, with threatening