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A man was arrested by detectives investigating a series of incidents during which several women were assaulted and stabbed in South Belfast.
The 38-year-old man was taken to the Musgrave PSNI station for questioning.
Several women were assaulted or stabbed in a series of incidents in south Belfast on Monday night.
The Belfast area coordinator, Chief Superintendent Simon Walls, had asked the public for help in identifying a possible suspect.
“The first incident occurred at approximately 7.42pm Monday night at Castle Place, in which a pedestrian was stabbed,” he said.
“The second stabbing occurred at 7.51 pm on Ormeau Avenue between Linenhall Street and Adelaide Street Junctions.
“The third stabbing occurred at 8:56 pm in Donegall Square West.
“In the fourth incident, which occurred sometime between 8:56 pm and 9:01 pm on Dublin Road, a woman was punched in the neck.
“In the fifth incident at 9:01 pm, another woman was stabbed while walking down University Road near Mount Charles.
“In the sixth incident, a woman was punched in the neck on Upper Lisburn Road, near Dunluce Avenue, around 9:03 pm and we believe it was the same man.”
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