Belfast stab attack victim said to be improving in hospital this evening
The victim of Monday night’s horrific stabbing attack in Belfast is said to be improving in hospital, and it’s thought doctors may try to awaken him from an induced coma in the next 48 hours.
44-year-old Stephen Ogilvie, who lost an eye in the vicious assault and has multiple other injuries, including lacerations to his face, neck, and back, is in intensive care in a hospital in Belfast this evening.
The accused, 30-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker Hadi Alodid, has been remanded in custody, charged with attempted murder.
Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of Sudanese national Hadi Alodid, 30, appearing via videolink at Belfast Magistrates Court, charged with the attempted stabbing murder of Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast, threats to kill an NHS radiographer on the same day, and possession of a knife. Pic: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire
Last night, police deployed water cannons amid another evening of unrest in the area.
Among the vicious acts were vehicles being burned out, bricks and flares being thrown, and a ‘hit list’ for homes to be targeted.
South Belfast MLA for the Alliance Party, Kate Nicholl, confirmed the PSNI were aware of the list and had been in touch with some of the property owners.
It comes as 27 people were made homeless on Tuesday night due to their homes being targeted.
Police fire a water cannon towards rioters after they set fire to wheelie bins and removed a garden fence to use as a shield against the water cannon on Antrim Road, at the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey. Picture date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
The Democratic Unionist Party leader, Gavin Robinson, met with Stephen Ogilvie’s family today and said they asked him to share an update on Stephen’s condition.
It’s believed medical staff will make assessments about the other injuries Mr. Ogilvie suffered when he is awoken from the coma, which they hope will happen in the next two days.
Gavin Robinson said the family wanted to thank the public and the community for all the support they have received, and stressed that Stephen has a long road to recovery ahead. The family is grateful for all the help, support, and prayers.
The family also wanted to stress that a photo circulating on social media of a badly injured man in hospital was NOT Stephen, and they have appealed to people not to share the image.
