(left to right) Sinn Fein MLA Deirdre Hargey, Sinn Fein Belfast Lord Mayor Rois Maire Donnelly, and Sinn Fein vice president and Stormont First Minister Michelle O’Neill speaking outside Belfast City Hall about the death threat issued to the Lord Mayor, after the violence on Tuesday night on the streets of Belfast, following a stabbing attack in the Kinnaird Avenue residential area, leaving the victim with serious eye, face and back wounds. Hadi Alodid has been remanded in custody at Belfast Magistrates’ Court for four weeks after being charged with the attempted stabbing murder of Stephen Ogilvie, threats to kill an NHS radiographer and possession of a knife. Picture date: Wednesday June 10, 2026. - (PA Wire)
The Lord Mayor of Belfast said she has received death threats amid violent disorder following the stabbing attack in the city.
Sinn Féin’s Róis-Máire Donnelly said she was visited by the police on Tuesday night and advised to take extra precautions around her personal security.
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