A Sudanese refugee appeared in court in Belfast on Wednesday charged with the attempted murder of a local man that sparked a wave of anti-immigrant rioting, arson and violence across northern Ireland overnight. File photo by Mark Marlow/EPA-EFE
June 10 (UPI) -- A 30-year-old refugee from Sudan appeared in court in Belfast on Wednesday charged with the attempted murder of a local man on Monday that sparked a day and night of anti-immigrant rioting, arson and violence across Northern Ireland.
Hadi Alodid appeared before magistrates via video link from prison as he was accused of attempting to murder Steven Ogilvy, threatening to kill a National Health Service radiographer and possession of a knife. He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance in four weeks.
Police said Alodid entered the United Kingdom in 2023 and was granted refugee status.
It was unclear how he arrived but the United Kingdom's only land border is between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, which is part of the European Union, with free movement between Ireland and the north dating back decades.
