Maitiu Mág Tighearnán was armed only with a wooden stick when he led a trio of members of the public who tried to rescue the attacker's victim from certain death.

Video footage shows members of the public pulling the attacker away from his victim

Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn thanked those who tried to stop the attack, saying ‘you showed the very best of humanity’

A Sudanese immigrant was arrested after attempting to behead a man in the middle of the street in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

A bystander filmed the crime on Monday night, in which a Sudanese immigrant straddled and tried to behead a man with a kitchen knife.