{"id":2612446,"date":"2026-06-09T12:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sudanese-man-arrested-after-attempting-to-behead-man-in-belfast\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:35:18","slug":"sudanese-man-arrested-after-attempting-to-behead-man-in-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sudanese-man-arrested-after-attempting-to-behead-man-in-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudanese man arrested after attempting to behead man in Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsudanese-man-arrested-after-attempting-to-behead-man-in-belfast%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Sudanese immigrant was arrested in Belfast after a widely shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-tells-citizens-they-wont-waddle-like-penguins-following-covid-19-anal-swab-tests-after-fake-video-goes-viral\/\" title=\"China Tells Citizens They Won...t Waddle \u2018Like Penguins... Following COVID-19 Anal Swab Tests After \u2018Fake... ... Goes Viral\">video showed<\/a> him attacking a man in the street with a knife and attempting to behead him. Police were called around 10:30 p.m. and intervened during the incident; bystanders helped rescue the victim, including one who struck the attacker with a shovel. The victim was seriously injured but survived and was taken to hospital. The attacker has been charged with attempted murder, and police state the suspect acted alone and the case is not being treated as terrorism. Investigators deny ther is evidence linking the attack to extremist activity, and officials urged the public not to share the graphic footage.<\/p>\n<p>The assault triggered intense political and public backlash amid broader U.K. tensions around immigration and race. Unionist MP Gavin Robinson claimed the attacker was in the U.K. on a five-year visa and called for conviction and deportation. Reform UK figures and others used the incident to criticize the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major parties\u2019 immigration policies<\/a>, while Prime Minister Kier Starmer condemned the violence, thanked first responders, and said he cannot tolerate such acts. Protest activity was announced following the attack, with police monitoring planned demonstrations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-likely-to-recommend-everyone-get-new-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"Biden: Everyone should probably get new COVID-19 vaccine.\">urging calm<\/a>; related unrest tied to earlier immigration-linked violence has included riots and attacks on police in some areas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sudan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1144\">Sudanese<\/a> immigrant was arrested after a video showed him trying to behead a man in the middle of a Belfast street in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"547\">United Kingdom<\/a>, drawing national outrage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police were called at around 10:30 p.m. local time on Monday. A graphic video posted on social media showed the suspect, estimated to be in his 30s, straddling a man in his 40s pinned on the ground, whose face was covered in blood. The attacker was brandishing a knife and shouting, and after warnings from bystanders, proceeded to start sawing the struggling victim\u2019s neck. At least three bystanders intervened to save the victim\u2019s life, with one hitting the attacker over the head with a shovel.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4600305\/nick-reiner-requests-access-trust-fund\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Nick Reiner requests to access $1.5 million trust fund from parents he\u2019s accused of murdering<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599525\/homan-more-ice-agents-than-ever-headed-to-mamdani\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Homan: \u2018More ICE agents than you\u2019ve ever seen\u2019 headed to Mamdani\u2019s NYC<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4599386\/epstein-reading-room-trump-doj-documents\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Epstein reading room prominently features Trump connection among 3.5 million DOJ documents<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police intervened as the scuffle was taking place and arrested the attacker. They initially reported the attacker was Somali, but later corrected to Sudanese.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite extensive injuries to the eyes, face, neck, and back, the victim survived and was rushed to a hospital. The attacker is being charged with attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police Service of Northern Ireland Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said at a press conference that the attacker was believed to have acted alone, and the incident is not being treated as a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI share the public\u2019s revulsion over the brutal nature of this attack, which has created concern not only here in Northern Ireland but much further afield, and I understand also that there will be questions regarding the nature of the attack,\u201d he said, while adding the investigation was still in its early stages. \u201cThroughout today, we have been liaising with senior counterterrorism partners. At this stage, we have no information to suggest that this was a terrorist-related incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henderson then urged people not to share the video of the attack, saying it could \u201crisk causing further trauma to the injured man\u2019s loved ones, and may impact upon the ongoing investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unionist Minister of Parliament Gavin Robinson, representing part of Belfast, used parliamentary privilege to claim the attacker was living in the U.K. under a five-year visa, and had entered from Ireland under the Common Travel Area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHaving abused the privilege of our nation, the perpetrator, living in the UK under a five-year visa, needs to be convicted and deported on the first flight out on a one-way ticket,\u201d he told the House of Commons on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack came at a time of unsurpassed tension in the U.K. around immigration and race. The government and police are still weathering attacks over their response to the murder of white university student Henry Nowak, who died in the custody of police after a Sikh man stabbed him with a ceremonial blade and accused him of racism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, who has led attacks on the police and government handling of issues such as immigration and race, led the charge in demanding answers around the Monday night attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat happened in Belfast last night is horrific,\u201d Farage said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nigel_Farage\/status\/2064251817630863694?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nigel_Farage\/status\/2064251817630863694?s=20\">post<\/a> on X. \u201cThe authorities must reveal the identity and status of the attacker immediately. The public are entitled to the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He reposted a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZiaYusufUK\/status\/2064349179468517477?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZiaYusufUK\/status\/2064349179468517477?s=20\">message<\/a> from Reform UK Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf, who directly blamed the ruling Labour Party and Conservative Party for the violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe horror of what you have seen in Belfast is a direct result of treacherous Tory and Labour immigration policy,\u201d Yusuf said. \u201cReform has already announced a TOTAL BAN ON VISAS FOR ANYONE FROM SUDAN. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rupert Lowe, the leader of the Restore Britain Party, which splintered from Reform, called for investigations into the officials responsible for allowing the suspect into the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA Restore Britain Government will aim to prosecute officials and politicians who knowingly placed dangerous third world savages in our communities,\u201d Lowe declared, saying in another post that \u201cmillions and millions\u201d would need to be deported or made to leave the U.K. \u201cThis will apply retrospectively. A great number of people will go to prison for what has been inflicted on our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Kier Starmer was quick to address the attack, saying the \u201chorrific\u201d attack was \u201csickening\u201d on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have absolutely no tolerance for abhorrent scenes of violence like this on our streets,\u201d he said. \u201cMy thoughts are first and foremost with the victim, and I thank the first responders, including members of the public who intervened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with his previous statements on matters of crime and immigration, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"... Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> was thrashed on X, with viral criticism accusing him of facilitating the crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Labour Party\u2019s response was further skewered when a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomhfh\/status\/2064331571981594814?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomhfh\/status\/2064331571981594814?s=20\">video<\/a> of Traditional Unionist Voice MP Jim Allister questioning Labour Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Ben over the attack went viral. Allister asked, \u201cWhat will be done to stop the importation of an alien culture that thinks it\u2019s appropriate to try and behead someone?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben responded by taking offense with his terminology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m sorry the honourable gentleman used the term \u2018alien culture\u2019, because what exactly is he referring to?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One area of commonality among most observers was praise for the Belfast man who set upon the attacker with a shovel, helping to save the victim\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe attempted murder in Belfast last night was chilling. \u2026 It was medieval,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cThe systematic mutilation and attempted slaughter of a citizen of Belfast on our streets. I praise the brave man who with a hurl in his hand intervened to save his neighbor\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">X CEO Elon Musk, who has taken a close interest in U.K. politics in recent years, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2064238810582438366?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2064238810582438366?s=20\">quoted<\/a> Lowe\u2019s first response to the attack, simply saying, \u201cEnough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nationwide protests were announced soon after, scheduled to take place on Tuesday night. The police acknowledged the prospect, with Henderson urging calm and saying they were monitoring the planned movements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4594891\/starmer-meet-family-henry-nowak-blame-musk\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4594891\">STARMER TO MEET WITH FAMILY OF HENRY NOWAK AFTER BLAMING MUSK FOR UNREST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lowe urged protesters to demonstrate \u201cloudly, but peacefully,\u201d arguing that violence would \u201cgive Starmer what he wants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protests around the murder of Nowak escalated into riots in some areas, with protesters hurling bricks, bottles, flares, and trash bins at police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sudanese man was arrested after a video showed him trying to behead someone in Belfast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2612447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26160497170947.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4376,81071,24167,24524],"class_list":["post-2612446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arrested","tag-attempted-beheading","tag-belfast","tag-sudan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26160497170947.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612450,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612446\/revisions\/2612450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}