The boy was confirmed to have died yesterday after the attack which also saw a met Police officer nearly lose a hand

met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has warned anyone displaying a swastika at a Palestine protest will be arrested. Sir Mark issued the warning when he appeared on LBC on Wednesday (1 May) and stated: “Displaying a swastika is an offence and you are ...

met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has insisted police stop and search is working to help reduce knife crime across London. Sir Mark made his comments in an interview with LBC today (1 May), the day after a 14-year-old boy was killed and four others in ...

met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has given a detailed minute-by-minute account of the terrifying Hainault sword attack. A 14-year-old boy died at the scene on Tuesday (30 April) and four people were rushed to hospital with injuries believed not to be ...

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met chief says one officer sustained hand injuries and another had surgery for ‘horrifically serious’ wounds to her arm

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The moment police tasered the sword-wielding Hainault suspect on Tuesday, 30 April, was caught on doorbell camera footage. A 14-year-old boy died and four other people were injured in the attack in east London. Authorities confirmed two of those inju ...

A Hainault resident witnessed a neighbour screaming “he is in my house” as a sword attack unfolded on Tuesday 30 April. Jana Ignat told The Independent about the terrifying scene she witnessed in east London. A 14-year-old boy has died foll ...

Police confirmed a 13-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 ...

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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 Hai ...