Suspect in London sword assault charged with murder

A man dragged to court after he was accused of swinging a sword in a rampage in London. This incident killed a teenage boy and injured two police officers and two other men. He is facing charges of murder and attempted murder.

Marcus Arduini Monzo, who is 36 years old and has citizenship in both Spain and Brazil, has been accused of killing 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin. Daniel was killed while he was walking to school on Tuesday morning in a suburb in northeast London.

Lawyer David Burns said Monzo had an accident with his van in Hainault before 7 am on Tuesday and hit a man. Then he got out of the van and told the man he would kill him and then cut his neck.

Then he entered a house next door where a couple and their four-year-old daughter were sleeping. He yelled that he believed in God and then he hurt the girl’s dad by cutting his neck and arm.

Monzo surprised Anjorin and cut his neck and stabbed him in the chest while he was on the ground.

When the police came to help the boy, Monzo suddenly appeared from the bushes and ran away, according to Burns. The police chased after Monzo and he attacked a female officer, causing very serious injuries. Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said this on LBC Radio.

Rowley said the officer almost lost her hand and the doctors spent a long time fixing her arm.

The officer’s colleague also got hurt badly in the fight, with injuries to his arm and hand.

More police officers came and caught Monzo. They used a stun gun to make him stop and then took him away.

The police said the incident was not related to terrorism and did not seem to be deliberate.

Monzo was wearing a gray sweatsuit and holding his injured left arm. He did not say if he was guilty or not in court and was kept in jail. Another meeting was planned for Tuesday in the Old Bailey, which is a famous court.

He is accused of trying to kill two people and causing serious injury to them, as well as breaking into a home and having a weapon.

People in London are voting for their mayor and local council members. The court appearance happened at the same time. Crime and trust in the police were big issues during the election campaign.

Rowley, the boss of the Metropolitan Police, praised his officers for being brave and going towards danger. He said that they got there 12 minutes after getting the first call and caught the suspect 10 minutes after that.