NI Stabbings: Fourth attack on woman linked with stabbings of three women by knife-wielding man on bicycle

The PSNI has identified a fourth incident that it believes is linked with three separate stabbing attacks visited upon women over a two hour period in Northern Ireland last night, according to MP for Belfast South, Claire Hanna.
Andrew Quinn
By Andrew Quinn
Published 13th Oct 2020, 09:43 BST
Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, where the first attack occurred. (Photo: PA Wire)Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, where the first attack occurred. (Photo: PA Wire)
Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, where the first attack occurred. (Photo: PA Wire)

Ms. Hanna revealed the news of a fourth incident on The Stephen Nolan Show on BBC Radio Ulster on Tuesday morning.

Ms. Hanna said she spoke to the PSNI before appearing on the radio programme and they were happy for her to mention the fourth incident.

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The fourth incident described by Ms. Hanna did not involve a knife but was described as an assault on a woman by a man matching the description of the person suspected of stabbing three women in others parts of Belfast earlier that evening.

The assault occurred on the lower Lisburn Road, according to Ms. Hanna.

The three stabbing incidents saw a man armed with a knife target women who were walking.

The first incident occurred at approximately 8.10pm on Ormeau Avenue.

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The second occurred at approximately 9.00pm on Donegall Square West.

And the third occurred at approximately 10.00pm on University Road.

All three women have been taken to hospital for treatment to their injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.

Police believe the male suspect in all three incidents was riding a pedal cycle.

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Police would appeal to anyone who witnessed any of these incidents or anyone who has dash-cam footage to contact police at Lisburn Road on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference numbers 1886; 1943 and 2122 12/10/20, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/