MAN TO FACE COURT OVER WEST BELFAST STABBING

Laganside Court houseA 19-year-old is due in court charge ith grievous bodily harm after a stabbing in west Belfast left a 51-year-old man critically ill in hospital.

The attack happened in on Saturday in Vere Foster Walk off the Springfield Road.

The teenager is to face Belfast Magistrates’ Court today for a first remand hearing.

Another 19-year-old, Aidan Muir, from Springhill Grove in the city, appeared in court on Monday and was released on bail.

Muir was allegedly armed with a pair of scissors and a hammer during the attack.

He faces charges of possessing an offensive weapon, burglary and causing grievous bodily harm.

The PSNI say a 26-year-old man, also arrested in connection with the stabbing, has been released on bail pending further inquiries.

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