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‘It was so terrifying’: care workers tell of being trapped at home by Belfast mob

Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:23:08 GMT

Sumayah Nakazibwe and Stella Ariokot feared they would be next as fires took hold of neighbouring houses

For four hours, two Ugandan care workers, Sumayah Nakazibwe and Stella Ariokot, were barricaded into their house near Crumlin Road, north Belfast, as smoke leaked in, and flames licked the walls of neighbouring properties.

“It all started like people were just marching, young boys between the age of nine and 20,” Nakazibwe said. “They were all putting on black, and masked.”

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