UPDATE (May 2): 36-year-old Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo appeared at Westminster magistrates court today, charged with murdering 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin with a samurai sword.
Monzo—a white man of Spanish-Brazilian heritage, who had been living in Newham, East London—is said to have went on a violent rampage that left four people seriously injured and young Daniel dead, having stabbed him in the back while on the way to school.
Monzo will appear at Barkingside magistrates court on Thursday 9th May for sentancing. He has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of GBH, aggravated burglary, and possession of a bladed weapon.
A GoFundMe has been set up for Daniel to help with funeral costs. Full info can be found here.
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UPDATE (May 1): The 14-year-old boy who lost his life in the East London sword attack has been named as Daniel Anjorin, BBC News has confirmed.
It has also been confirmed that Daniel attended Bancroft’s school—the same school attended by Grace O’Malley-Kumar, who was killed in a random stabbing attack in Nottingham in June 2023.
Bancroft’s school has said in a statement that Daniel was a “true scholar” who had a “positive nature and gentle character”. They also described him as a “core member” of the community, adding that “losing such a young pupil is something we will always struggle to come to terms with.”
The Met Police has said that the suspect struck a 33-year-old man when he crashed his van into a property on Laing Close at 7am on Tuesday morning. He then attacked the man, leaving him with a neck wound.
Another man, aged 35, was then cut on his arm by the suspect when he was attacked inside a nearby house. Both victims’ conditions are not considered to be life-threatening.
It is said that the suspect then went on to attack Daniel Anjorin while on his way to school; he died from stab wounds shortly after being taken to hospital. The suspect then attacked two police officers as they tried to arrest him.
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Five people were attacked by a man armed with a sword in Hainult, North East London, The Metropolitan Police have said. One of the victims, a 14-year-old boy, died at hospital from his injuries.
The remaining four—two members of the public and two police officers—are still in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The motivation behind the attack is currently being investigated, although the police believe the attack is not linked to “any acts of terrorism”.
Video footage shows a man armed with a sword walking towards a number of homes shortly before police were able to arrest him. Police say the 36-year-old man was tasered and then arrested 22 minutes after the first 999 call was made.
The Met’s Chief Superintendent, Stuart Bell, told reporters there was no “ongoing threat to the public” and they were not seeking any other suspects.
Police had been called to a house in Thurlow Gardens, near Hainault Tube station in North East London, just before 07:00 BST where a vehicle had been driven into a house followed by a series of stabbings.
A press conference is due to take place later today.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
