'It's only through sheer luck that we haven't had any fatalities.'
A local Councillor wants an urgent meeting with the PSNI following a spate of stabbings in South Belfast in the past week.
"People have expressed grave concern at the number of reported stabbings that have taken place in the area over the past week, fearful for their own safety," he said.Last Monday, an 18-year-old man was stabbed in each thigh and in the groin area in Botanic Gardens.And on Sunday, a man in his 30s was found on Raphael Street in Belfast, having been stabbed several times, with wounds to his hands, neck and nose.
"While there's no evidence to suggest any link, this will provide little comfort to a community which has seen three incidents involving a blade within a one-mile radius of Ormeau Bridge within just a few days.
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