Belfast stabbing victim Stephen Ogilvie's family 'disgusted' by riots after second night of unrest

Belfast stabbing victim Stephen Ogilvie's family 'disgusted' . His family have said they 'do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility' PA and Ashlie Blakey Live and reporter Stabbing victim, Stephen Ogilvie The family of the Belfast stabbing victim said they are 'disgusted' at scenes of violence in Northern Ireland as rioters attacked police in a second night of disorder. Stephen Ogilvie’s family said in a statement that they support only peaceful protest and do not want what happened to him to be used to divide people or 'fuel hostility'. The statement came as more violent scenes unfolded on Wednesday night in Co Atrim, with police pelted with bricks and petrol bombs by balaclava-clad rioters. A Department for Infrastructure vehicle was left in flames as rioters confronted police near the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey to the north west of Belfast. Footage showed dozens of men tearing bricks from properties and smashing paving stones with sledgehammers to create projectiles to throw at police. get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Rioters attempted to set fire to a derelict property near a petrol station in Newtownabbey, with some throwing petrol bombs at police lines. They could also be seen taking wheelie bins from outside homes and lighting fires in them. In Derry, police reported items having been set alight on the Ardmore Road. Public transport was suspended and some schools closed early in Northern Ireland on Wednesday amid fears of a second night of violence. View 6 Images Protesters set fire to a barricade as police block a road in Newtownabbey(Image: PA) The riots follow the knife attack on Mr Ogilvie on Monday. Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with attempted murder over the attack in which the victim lost an eye. Mr Ogilvie, who is aged in his 40s, is in a stable condition in hospital in Belfast, his family said. It is understood he is in an induced coma. View 6 Images Burned-out cars and houses on Lendrick Street in east Belfast(Image: PA) In a statement issued , Mr Ogilivie's family said: "We want to make it absolutely clear that to do this in response is not supported , and peaceful protest is only ever the way forward. Cabinet Office minister Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent told the House of Lords that 27 people were made homeless on Tuesday night 'because people went door-to-door to try and target foreign nationals to burn them out of their homes'.