31/01/2005

33-year-old man dies following Belfast stabbing

A man has been stabbed to death following an incident in Belfast city centre at the weekend.

The 33-year-old victim is believed to have been stabbed during a brawl at a bar in May Street late on Sunday evening.

Found unconscious in Cromac Street, the man died later in hospital.

Another man, aged 31, was also taken to hospital with a stab wound but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

Police are appealing for information and especially anyone who may have been in the area at around 11pm when the incident took place.

Elsewhere, a 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder following trouble in Warrenpoint on Sunday.

During the incident two men, both believed to be in their 30’s, were stabbed and beaten during a disturbance at a house in the town.

A fight is believed to have broken out at the front of the house in the Marie Villas area shortly before 5am. Another man attacked the two victims with a knife and stabbed them. Both were treated for injuries to the head and body which are not believed to be life threatening.

(MB/SP)

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