For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails
Sign up to our free breaking news emails
A 14-year-old boy has died and four others taken to hospital after members of the public and police officers were attacked in Hainault by a man wielding a sword in Hainault, northeast London.
Officers were called shortly before 7am to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in the Thurlow Gardens area, with reports that people had been stabbed.
Four people remain in hospital with injuries believed not to be life-threatening. Both police officers have “significant injuries” and will require surgery, the Metropolitan Police said.
A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and police said they were not looking for further suspects. The incident did not appear to be terror-related, nor is there believed to be an ongoing threat to the wider community, police said.
The suspect is also in hospital after sustaining injuries when his van collided with a house in Hainault, meaning police have so far been unable to question him.
One man spoke of how the suspect was involved in a stand-off with police in an alleyway in the Thurlow Gardens area, before hearing a “huge commotion” and a woman screaming.
Hainault stabbing: Everything we know as man with sword arrested and five in hospital
Swords 'far too easy to get hold of', says knife crime charity
Patrick Green, chief executive of anti-knife crime charity the Ben Kinsella Trust, said there are “more and more” swords and long knives on the streets and they are “far too easy to get hold of”.
He told BBC Radio 4: “It is incredibly easy to go online, buy one of these weapons, and they’re not expensive, and have them delivered the following day, with little or no age verification.
He called on the government to extend the upcoming zombie knife ban to include swords. “I’m dismayed when we were told that this wouldn’t happen, despite acknowledge that they are being used in attacks but that it would be kept under review,” he added.
King asked to be kept 'fully informed' on developments
Reacting to yesterday’s Hainault attack, King Charles sent his “thoughts and prayers” to those affected - “in particular, the family of the young victim who has lost his life”.
In a statement issued by Buckingham Palace Tuesday afternoon, the King saluted the courage of the emergency services who “helped contain the situation”.
“The King has asked to be kept fully informed as details of the incident become clearer,” the Palace added.
Neighbours horrified at schoolboy stabbing
Aiste Dabasinskaaite described the moment she saw a man fatally stab the teenager.
She said the man asked her for the address of the area they were in, then put his foot on her foot so she “couldn’t back off”.
She told ITV: “Once I told the address, he sort of moved closer towards me, he put his foot on my foot so I couldn’t back off and then that’s when he like drew out the sword.
“It was arm’s length. It was honestly petrifying. I just ran down the road, I didn’t even look back to see if he was chasing me.”
Ms Dabasinskaaite said she tried to warn the teenager, adding: “My instinct was to shout and wave at him, which is what me and another neighbour did but because he had just his headphones on I don’t think he heard either of us.
“It was sort of a moment where we just went from shouting to just blankness, just felt empty,” she added. “You wouldn’t think that would happen on your doorstep you know.”
Minute-by-minute accounts of horrified onlookers during Hainault sword rampage
Horrified onlookers have given dramatic accounts of how a sword-wielding man attacked members of the public and police, leaving a 14-year-old boy dead.
As people in properties in the Thurlow Gardens area of Hainault, east London, began waking up, screaming and shouting could be heard from outside at around 6.50am.
The Metropolitan Police said a vehicle had been driven into a house in the area and were called at around 7am.
One man, Ray Leigh Mason, 44, said he wrongly assumed it was the sound of neighbours arguing.
Concerned residents spoke of a “huge commotion” and the sound of shrieks and screams.
Another man from the area, James Fernando, 39, said the suspect had asked one of his neighbours to “take the telephone from him to tell whoever was on the phone his location”.
He said: “Within two seconds after that she’s realised something isn’t right, started running and he’s pulled a samurai sword from the back of his trousers.
“She’s shouted to the other neighbour – a Nigerian boy who was on his way to school.”
‘Neighbours woken by screams’: How a 22 minute samurai sword attack turned Hainault into a bloodbath
It was just before 7am when loud screams woke the neighbourhood in the quiet suburb of Hainault on Tuesday morning.
A grey transporter van had collided with the home of a “nice family” in Thurlow Gardens. Fearing an accident had taken place, one man went over to see if the driver was ok before he was attacked.
Stumbling out of the crash, a man in a yellow hoody asked a woman for his location before she saw him pull a huge blade out of his trousers and launch his attack.
Moment man wields sword as seven people injured in Hainault stabbing
Eyewitness footage captures a man wielding a sword in a residential area in northeast London on Tuesday (30 April).
Five people have been hospitalised and a 36-year-old man arrested after members of the public and police officers were attacked in Hainault.
Moment man wields sword as seven people injured in Hainault stabbing
Eyewitness footage captures a man wielding a sword in a residential area in northeast London on Tuesday (30 April). Five people have been hospitalised and a 36-year-old man arrested after members of the public and police officers were attacked in Hainault. Officers were called shortly before 7am to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in the Thurlow Gardens area, with reports that people had been stabbed. Scotland Yard believes the suspect went on to attack other members of the public and two police officers. Emergency services are at the scene in Hainault, where the Tube station and nearby roads are closed, the Metropolitan Police said.
Watch: Police give update as 14-year-old boy killed in Hainault stabbing
A 36-year-old man has been arrested and officers are not searching for other suspects.
Officers were called shortly before 7am to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in Thurlow Gardens area.
Witnesses spoke of shrieks and screams following reported stabbings and attacks on police officers.
An earlier version of this story said the victim was 13 years old. The Metropolitan Police has clarified that the boy was aged 14 and not the age they previously stated.
Watch: Police give update as 14-year-old boy killed in Hainault stabbing
Police confirmed a 14-year-old boy injured in the Hainault sword attack on Tuesday, 30 April, has died. The young boy was taken to hospital after being stabbed and died a short time after, Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell said. A 36-year-old man has been arrested and officers are not searching for other suspects. Officers were called shortly before 7am to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in Thurlow Gardens area. Witnesses spoke of shrieks and screams following reported stabbings and attacks on police officers. An earlier version of this story said the victim was 13 years old. The Metropolitan Police has clarified that the boy was aged 14 and not the age they previously stated.
Dramatic CCTV captures moment sword attack suspect arrested after boy stabbed to death
The man’s detention comes after the teenager was declared dead following multiple stabbings in east London on Wednesday morning. The suspect is currently being held in custody, arrested on suspicion of murder.
The footage shows a lone police officer apprehending a man in a yellow hoodie in the front garden of a residence undergoing construction in Hainault. A second officer can be seen to the left of the suspect.
Dramatic footage shows suspect being tasered following Hainault stabbings
A sword-wielding man who has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 14-year-old boy can be seen being cornered and tasered by police officers in dramatic footage.
The video, obtained by the PA news agency, shows how officers shout at the suspect, saying “Don’t move, don’t f****** move”, after he is brought to the ground by three separate Taser discharges.
Wearing a yellow hooded top, the suspect can be seen climbing over a fence on to a residential driveway to the backdrop of police sirens in Hainault, east London.
https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvdWsvY3JpbWUvaGFpbmF1bHQtc3RhdGlvbi1zdGFiYmluZy1zd29yZC1sb25kb24tcG9saWNlLW5ld3MtYjI1MzY5OTYuaHRtbNIBAA?oc=5
2024-05-01 06:36:16Z
CBMibGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvdWsvY3JpbWUvaGFpbmF1bHQtc3RhdGlvbi1zdGFiYmluZy1zd29yZC1sb25kb24tcG9saWNlLW5ld3MtYjI1MzY5OTYuaHRtbNIBAA
