Man who fought off Belfast knifeman with hurling stick named
Key takeaways
- Maitiu Mag Tighearnan is understood to have been visiting his partner when he came across the attack.
- A man who used a hurling stick to fight off a knifeman in north Belfast has been named as Maitiu Mag Tighearnan.
- Tighearnan, from Northern Ireland, was filmed hitting the assailant five times on the head with the wooden hurley as other people kicked and punched him on Kinnaird Avenue on Monday night.
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Maitiu Mag Tighearnan is understood to have been visiting his partner when he came across the attack. Photograph: Social media View image in fullscreen Maitiu Mag Tighearnan is understood to have been visiting his partner when he came across the attack. Photograph: Social media UK news Man who fought off Belfast knifeman with hurling stick named Maitiu Mag Tighearnan said he was there by chance and managed to ‘protect a young lad’
Prefer the Guardian on Google. A man who used a hurling stick to fight off a knifeman in north Belfast has been named as Maitiu Mag Tighearnan.
Tighearnan, from Northern Ireland, was filmed hitting the assailant five times on the head with the wooden hurley as other people kicked and punched him on Kinnaird Avenue on Monday night.