Dossier
Jon Boutcher
Coverage of Jon Boutcher in the Nexus archive.
- Police blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbing
Police in Belfast used water cannons against protesters who set fires and threw objects during unrest linked to a stabbing incident. A Sudanese man, Hadi Alodid, was charged with attempted murder after allegedly blinding a man in the left eye with a knife, sparking anti-immigrant violence. The clashes left over two dozen people homeless and prompted increased police deployment.