India, June 10 -- The 30-year-old man accused of attempted murder over a stabbing attack in Belfast which left the victim seriously injured was presented in a court on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Hadi Alodid, appeared by video in Belfast Magistrates' Court and was ordered to be held in jail. The victim, Stephen Ogilvie, was left blinded in the left eye owing to the knife attack by Alodid, investigators told the court. Ogilvie was attacked in Kinnaird Avenue in north Belfast around 10:30 pm on Monday, and was hospitalised.

The attack spurred violent riots in the area, with multiple homes and a Middle Eastern supermarket burnt by those protesting against the attack. Meanwhile, accused Alodid was remanded to four weeks in custody...