
A man has been taken to hospital with "serious injuries" following a stabbing incident in north Belfast. Police were called to Kinnaird Avenue last night, June 8, following a report of a stabbing incident. A Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) statement read: "A man has been arrested in relation to the incident and is in police custody while a second man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.
"Officers will remain in the area to conduct their enquiries and would ask anyone who witnessed this incident, or who may have captured dash-cam or CCTV footage from the area which could help with their investigation, to call them at Tennent Street on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1654 08/06/26." Independent councillor Paul McCusker described the attack to the BBC as "horrific and terrifying", as he praised the "brave" residents who stopped intervene.
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