The man who was repeatedly stabbed in a sickening, caught-on-camera attack that sparked riots in Northern Ireland lost his left eye in the near-beheading – as the Sudanese suspect was identified for the first time as he appeared in court Wednesday.

Stephen Ogilvie, thought to be 44, suffered injuries to both eyes after Sudanese migrant Hadi Alodid, 30, allegedly tried to behead him late Monday night, the Sun reported.

Barbaric video footage showed Ogilvie being pinned under the knifeman — with a horrified witness heard crying, “He’s trying to cut his head off. He’s slicing his head off.”

Stephen Ogilvie, thought to be 44, was injured in Monday’s stabbing in Belfast.Stephen Ogilvie
Ogilvie suffered serious injuries to his right eye and had deep slash wounds in his head, face and back, the hearing in Belfast was told.

Alodid was identified for the first time as he appeared in court Wednesday on charges of attempted murder and possessing a blade.

He was arrested minutes after the assault — and allegedly told emergency services, “I have killed someone. I don’t know if they are dead.”

The migrant — who reportedly exploited a legal loophole to get into the UK — is also accused of threatening to kill a radiographer on the same day as Monday’s attack, the hearing was told.

“I will kill you,” Alodid allegedly told the radiographer.

Sudanese migrant Hadi Alodid allegedly tried to behead his victim.
Alodid appeared on video and stayed silent during the hearing. He was denied bail and will next appear in court on July 8.

Police “strongly” opposed bail and a detective warned that potential future offenses could be “serious and unpredictable in nature.”

Judge Stephen Keown said the risks of granting Alodid bail were “far too great” due to the risks of reoffending and harm to the public.

The judge also noted that Alodid could be a flight risk. The migrant entered the UK via the Common Travel Area — an open-border zone which allows British and Irish citizens to travel freely.

Locals intervene when the suspect attempts to behead a man.@TRobinsonNewEra/X
The stabbing sparked anti-immigration protests, which developed into riots across Northern Ireland Tuesday night – with masked yobs hurling petrol bombs at cops and setting homes and cars alight.

Michelle O’Neill, Northern Ireland’s First Minister, said “groups of masked men burning families out of their homes is nothing less than disgusting cowardice,” branding it “outright thuggery.”

Two officers were injured amid the disorder, Jon Boutcher, Northern Ireland’s chief constable revealed in a press conference Wednesday, branding the protests an “act of self-harm.”

Vehicles are set on fire in Belfast on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.PA/PA via AP
“What we saw last night was an insult,” he told reporters, ordering protesters to “take control” of their actions.

“It was an insult to the victim of the terrible attack that many of you will have watched online.”

Cops were forced to rescue families with babies as young as two months old as yobs ran amok.

An extra 200 cops will be deployed to the region to support local officers amid fears of further nights of protest.

A court sketching of Hadi Alodid who’s accused of trying to behead a man.Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, “The scenes in Belfast last night were shocking and completely unacceptable.

“There is no justification for the violence and disorder that we saw threatening our communities, nor for those who encouraged it, online or elsewhere.

A car burns in East Belfast after a night of unrest in the city following the brutal stabbing.REUTERS
“It is clear that people were targeted last night because of their background and I will not tolerate it. Those responsible will feel the full force of the law.”

Demonstrations were also reported in cities across Scotland and England, including in the city of Southampton – which saw protests following the death of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak.