Belfast ‘knife assault hero’ to share £20k GoFundMe with sufferer after eye misplaced
A GoFundMe fundraiser set up to buy Belfast ‘knife attack hero’ Maitiu Mág Tighearnán a pint has raised over £20,000 in less than 24 hours — and he has pledged to share the money with victim Stephen Ogilvie
Maitiu Mág Tighearnán has said he will share the funds with the victim of the attack
A fundraiser to buy the ‘North Belfast knife attack hero’ a pint has amassed over £20,000 in 24 hours as he vows to share the money with the victim.
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to ‘buy a pint’ for Maitiu Mág Tighearnán, the man who stepped in during a knife attack on Kinnaird Avenue in north Belfast to save the victim Stephen Ogilvie.
The fundraiser, started by Niall Donnan, has now reached over £20,000 in less than 24 hours, with the organiser revealing he has been informed that Maitu wants to distribute some of the funds with the victim, reports Belfast Live.
On Tuesday (June 9), Niall Donnan posted on social media: “Our community is absolutely amazing. I am in pure disbelief at how we have come together to support this man for his brave actions – running into a knife attack.
“Matt and his friend seen a vulnerable man being pinned on the ground with a man on top of him attempting to behead him… Matt and his friend were rushed to help, attacking the armed man with a hurly bat…not thinking twice about the consequences or potential danger to life, they are putting themselves in.
“In just 12 hours this community has managed to raise over £10,000 to buy him and his mate “a pint” but Matt has said that he will set aside a huge chunk for the victim of the knife attack.
“This is such a tragic story that has disturbed the entire island of Ireland and the UK… but it is beautiful to see the kindness from the community and from Matt himself in wanting to support the victim .”
Suspect Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court accused of the attempted knife murder of Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast, threatening to kill an NHS radiographer on the same day and possessing a blade.
He has been held in custody at Belfast Magistrates’ Court for four weeks.
Alodid, who appeared in court via videolink, made no reply to the charges when they were put to him through an Arabic interpreter.
The court heard Alodid said “I’ve killed someone, I don’t know if they are dead” while in hospital receiving treatment for a hand injury and told medical staff “I will kill you”.
Alodid entered Northern Ireland across the Irish border in February 2023 having flown to Dublin from Paris. He claimed asylum upon arrival and in September 2023 was granted leave to remain in the UK until 2028.
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