Violence erupted in Belfast on Tuesday night when thousands of protesters took to the streets following one more attack of an illegal immigrant on a native citizen. The unrest came after a Sudanese man attempted on Monday to decapitate a man in a street attack. During the riots, houses, cars, a bus, and a supermarket were set on fire, and parts of the city descended into chaos.

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The stabbing victim, Steven Ogilvie, was identified by local residents after being attacked outside his home. The illegal immigrant, a 30-year-old Sudanese man, was charged for attempted murder on Monday evening after the victim sustained life-threatening injuries during the knife attack.

The incident occurred on Kinard Street in north Belfast around 10:30 p.m. Video footage shared online shows a man standing over the injured victim, holding a knife to his neck and making repeated slashing motions. Witnesses can be heard shouting that he was attempting to “cut his head off.” Police confirmed that a kitchen knife was recovered at the scene.

Residents said Ogilvie and the suspect lived in the same apartment complex. One neighbour described Ogilvie as a vulnerable man who lived alone and occasionally hosted visitors. They also said he was due to be moved into other social housing on 15 June. The attacker had only recently moved into a different building within the same complex.

The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), John Butcher, said the suspect is believed to have travelled from Sudan to Paris, then to Dublin, before arriving in Belfast by bus in February 2023. He later applied for asylum and was granted permission to remain in the UK until September of that year. Authorities later confirmed he was granted refugee status and permitted to stay until 2028.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said there is no information to questions about how the suspect entered the country. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp called the attack “appalling” and demanded full disclosure of the suspect’s nationality and immigration status.

During the attack, bystanders intervened, including a man who used a hurling stick to strike the suspect while others helped restrain him.

Steven Ogilvie remains in critical condition in hospital with severe injuries to his face, neck, back, and eyes.

Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson of the PSNI said the public’s reaction reflected “disgust” at the violence, which has caused concern across Northern Ireland and beyond.

Following the stabbing, huge protests broke out across Belfast. Protesters set fire to homes and buses, something that proves that the native population have reach their limits after tremendous presure from the unchecked illegal mass immigration of the recent years and the refusal by the UK government to protect them.