A Sudanese refugee was in court in Belfast charged with the attempted murder of a local man that ignited a wave of anti-immigrant unrest overnight.

Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were called to Kinnaird Avenue in the north of the city at around 10.30pm on Monday.

The Sudanese man arrested over a horrific knife attack in Belfast yesterday was granted leave to remain in Northern Ireland by the Home Office, police have confirmed. The…

The 30-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after the knife attack on Monday night

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