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Man Charged With Murder After Liverpool Arrest

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Police Transfer Suspect

Northern Ireland Police transferred a man in his 40s, arrested in Liverpool, to face murder charges.
He was arrested on Wednesday 23 September.
He is charged with murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
He will appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Robbie Lawlor, a 36-year-old Dublin gangland figure, was shot dead on 4 April 2020 on Etna Drive, Ardoyne.

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Alodid Charged Attempted Murder

Hadi Alodid, 31, is charged with attempted murder after a knife attack in North Belfast.
The June 8 stabbing on Kinnaird Avenue left Stephen Ogilvie partially blind, losing one eye.
Alodid appeared remotely from Maghaberry Prison and, through an interpreter, said he understood the allegations.
Deputy District Judge Peter Prenter set Alodid’s next Crown Court date, noting no bail application was made.

History

Historical Context

The 15 August 1998 Omagh car bomb by the Real IRA killed 29 people and spurred the UK and Irish governments to pass tougher anti-terrorism legislation and create a £1.5 billion victims’ fund. Decades later, the PSNI’s transfer of a Liverpool-arrested murder suspect to Belfast and the charging of Hadi Alodid for a June 8 stabbing show how those post-Omagh reforms continue shaping Northern Ireland’s legal response to violence.

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Police Transfer Suspect

Northern Ireland Police transferred a man in his 40s, arrested in Liverpool, to face murder charges.
He was arrested on Wednesday 23 September.
He is charged with murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
He will appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Robbie Lawlor, a 36-year-old Dublin gangland figure, was shot dead on 4 April 2020 on Etna Drive, Ardoyne.

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