Belfast stabbing victim was 'held hostage and set on fire' as drugs gang tortured him in Scottish flat
A man placed into a medically induced coma after losing his eye in a Belfast knife attack was previously tortured by a drug dealer in Scotland, it has emerged.
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Stephen Ogilvie, 44, suffered serious injuries after he was stabbed in the face, neck and back in Kinnaird Avenue on Monday night.
The attack sparked mass riots across Belfast for the second night running, with water cannons deployed against demonstrators in County Antrim, on the outskirts of Belfast.
However, it's now been revealed that it is not the first time the 44-year-old has been the victim of a violent attack.
Mr Ogilvie was also attacked at a property in West Lothian in 2001, it has emerged.
The victim had moved from Belfast to West Lothian in Scotland, where he was staying with drug dealer David McLeave in 2001.
McLeave used date rape drug GBH on Mr Ogilvie as he watched TV and put a lit cigarette between his toes.
He then removed Mr Ogilvie’s clothes, before covering him in aftershave and setting him on fire.
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The victim awoke to discover his groin set alight with the horrific attack captured on video.
Mr Ogilvie fled back to Belfast but later told police he feared for his life after McLeave's associates Barry and Paul Campbell forced him into a car.
"I am terrified and my nerves are shattered," he told a court.
McLeave was jailed for 14 years at Edinburgh’s High Court in April 2003. His associates Paul Campbell, then aged 20, Thomas Irvine, 21, Edward Lindsay, 23, and Lee Kingham, 21, were jailed on drug charges.
Barry Campbell, who was 21 at the time, was sentenced to six years for his role in abducting Mr Ogilvie and owning an unlicensed rifle.
The criminal gang was allegedly linked to the Belfast wing of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary force.
The revelation comes as rioters again took to the streets in the Northern Irish capital for the second night in the wake of an alleged attack by Sudanese suspect Hadi Alodid.
Footage showed rioters wearing face coverings and all-black outfits, advancing towards police on Antrim Road in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, and attempting to hit officers with bricks and other projectiles.Some rioters could be seen kicking police vehicles, although the demonstrators retreated after a water cannon was used.
Videos shared on social media showed protesters attempting to march to the Chimney Corner Hotel, with riot police and several vans being deployed to manage the demonstrations.
The suspect has been remanded in custody after being charged with the attempted stabbing murder of Mr Ogilvie, threats to kill an NHS radiographer and possession of a knife.
The Ogilvie family said they have been left feeling ‘disgusted” by the unrest sweeping across Belfast in the wake of the attack as they called for calm.
They said: "We need privacy to focus on our family right now, without cameras or people speculating about what happened.
"If you know anything at all about the attack, or saw anything strange near Kinnaird Avenue, please go to the police.
"Thank you for respecting our privacy."