Updated on June 9, 2026, reader and viewer discretion advised
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (LifeSiteNews) — An African migrant was arrested after a 40-year-old man was attacked and mutilated on a Belfast street.
Today the United Kingdom awoke to the news, supplemented by a gruesome video going viral on X, that a “Somali” man in this thirties attempted to behead a man last night in Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has now stated that the suspect is from Sudan. It has also been reported that he is in the United Kingdom on a five-year visa.
According to statements published this morning by Belfast Live, the victim, who has not been named, has “significant injuries to his face, neck and back.” Subsequently, it was reported that he has serious injuries to his eyes.
The attempted beheading was interrupted by members of the public, one of whom was carrying a hurley, a heavy stick used in the Irish games of hurling and camogie.
It is now being reported that the attacker originally traveled from Sudan to Paris, and then from Paris to Dublin, before taking a bus to Belfast in February 2023 and promptly claiming asylum. He was given leave to remain in the UK seven months later.
Britain’s Restore Party leader Rupert Lowe responded on X to promise both the “remigration” of residents who hate the British “way of life” and the death penalty.
If a migrant comes to our country and attempts to saw a man’s head off in the street, a Restore Britain Government will not deport.
With the British people’s approval, that savage will be put to death.
But that is not enough – these atrocities will keep happening. The…
— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) June 9, 2026
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the “horrific attack” as “sickening” in a post on X Tuesday morning.
“I have absolutely no tolerance for abhorrent scenes of violence like this on our streets. My thoughts are first and foremost with the victim, and I thank the first responders, including members of the public who intervened,” Starmer wrote.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage also weighed in, demanind that “[t]he authorities must reveal the identity and status of the attacker immediately. The public are entitled to the truth.”
What happened in Belfast last night is horrific.
The authorities must reveal the identity and status of the attacker immediately.
The public are entitled to the truth. https://t.co/EGorKmx6w9
— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) June 9, 2026
The news follows recent anger over the police mishandling of the murder of Henry Nowak, an English teenager of partly Polish descent, by a young Sikh man in Southampton, England. The focus of national anger was directed toward “anti-racism” training, believed to be responsible for alleged anti-white “two-tier” policing in the country. It also led to debate about exceptions to Britain’s restrictive knife laws for reasons of religion or national dress.
According to the Office of National Statistics, there were 51,527 criminal offences involving knives or other sharp instruments in the country from June 2024 to June 2025.
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