Man seriously injured in attempted beheading in Northern Ireland

A man has been seriously injured in a stabbing in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where footage from the scene appeared to show an attempted beheading. The suspect was arrested after bystanders intervened.

The incident was reported shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Monday on Kinnaird Avenue in north Belfast, where officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland responded to a stabbing.

Police said one man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. A second man was arrested in connection with the incident.

Graphic footage posted by witnesses showed the suspect on top of the victim in the middle of the road as bystanders shouted and tried to intervene.

The video appeared to show the attacker making repeated motions toward the victim’s head and neck area before several people rushed in, including one person who struck the suspect with an object.

The Belfast Telegraph reported that police recovered a small Stanley-type knife.

Officers are in the area carrying out inquiries. Police asked anyone who witnessed the incident, or anyone with dash-cam or CCTV footage from the area, to contact investigators.

Police have not released further details about the victim or suspect, including the suspect’s background or the circumstances surrounding the incident.