Christmas market stabbing: 'No crime committed'

Police have this morning issued a statement saying "no crime was committed" in relation to a stabbing at the Christmas market in Belfast.

A PSNI spokesman said: "In relation to an incident at Donegall Square North on Wednesday evening, 21 December, police can confirm that no crime was committed."

The scene at Belfast Christmas marketplaceholder image
The scene at Belfast Christmas market

Last night the man stabbed was in a “critical” condition in hospital, the Belfast Health Trust said.

The victim, thought to be in his 40s, is being treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital. A spokesperson from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it received a call at 7.45pm.

At the time of the incident Donegall Square North and the market at City Hall were sealed off.

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