02/09/2026
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⚖️ ATTEMPTED MURDER CASE REVIEWED WITHOUT ACCUSED AS “HE CAUSES SOME ISSUES” FOR PRISON STAFF
The case against a foreign national accused of attempted murder was reviewed in his absence today (Wed) because “he causes some issues” at the prison.
Having called the case of “litigant in person” Hadi Alodid at Belfast Magistrates Court, District Judge Anne Marshall commented that the 30-year-old “causes some issues” when prison staff try to get him into the video link suite.
Alodid, with an address on Duncairn Avenue in North Belfast, is in custody accused of the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvy on 8 June this year.
In addition to the attempted murder charge, the 30-year-old is also charged with possessing a bladed article, namely a knife, and making a threat to kill an NHS radiographer.
The charges arise following a harrowing attack on a man on Kinnaird Avenue which then sparked serious public disorder, during which houses and businesses were attacked and set on fire.
Video footage has been shared widely and has made headlines across the globe, showing Alodid sitting astride the victim, repeatedly slashing and cutting at his neck and face.
The 40-year-old victim sustained multiple wounds to his face, eyes and neck.
However, the consequences could have been fatal if not for the intervention of a man wielding a hurling stick, using it to repeatedly strike the assailant until police arrived at the scene.
When Alodid first appeared in court in June, Detective Inspector Alexander outlined that when police arrived, they could see the defendant on top of the victim on the ground.
“As a result of the assault, the victim has lost his left eye, has severe damage to his right eye as well as deep cuts to his head and face and long lacerations on his back,” she told the court.
Alodid was taken to hospital for treatment for a hand injury, and the court heard that while he was there, “the defendant made a significant statement stating ‘I’ve killed someone; I don't know if they're dead’.”
The investigator told the court that Alodid allegedly threatened staff, “I will kill you.”
In court today (Wed), Judge Marshall confirmed that a committal hearing, which will see the case returned to the Crown Court, is scheduled for 23 September.
She ordered that Alodid is to be produced by video link that day, and for an an Arabic interpreter to be in attendance.
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