A man arrested in connection with a stabbing incident in London’s Leicester Square on Monday has been charged with attempted murder.
Romanian national Ioan Pintar, 32, of no fixed address, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with possessing a bladed article in a public place. The Guardian reportedHe added that the weapon was a steak knife.
Police warned the media and the public “not to publish anything, including on social media, that may prejudice future court proceedings.”
Sky News Video Report Contains images from Pintaru.
Prosecutor David Burns said the defendant “approached an 11-year-old girl, held her head down and stabbed her eight times around her body,” adding that the victim had been visiting the area as a tourist with her mother.
Burns added that the girl “suffered injuries to her face, shoulders, wrists and neck area. Fortunately, member of the public intervened and prevented her from suffering further injury,” The Guardian noted.
The paper also reported that it was initially believed the girl’s 34-year-old mother had also been injured, but police said Tuesday that blood found on the mother’s body was actually from wounds caused by her daughter.
The girl was taken to hospital and Mr Barnes said “her injuries required cosmetic surgery”, The Guardian reported.
Police said Monday there was no indication the incident was terrorism-related, and authorities do not believe the defendant, the girl or her mother knew each other, the newspaper reported.
According to the Guardian, Pintar is due to appear at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales on September 10.
police Warned He warned the media and the public “not to publish anything, including on social media, that may prejudice future court proceedings.” As readers of The Blade News know, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner recently said in response to the riots in England that anyone posting online content that authorities define as inciting racial hatred “will be pursued, even if they live in another country.”
Just two weeks ago, a 17-year-old man was charged with killing three people and injuring many more in a mass stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed children’s dance class in the English seaside town of Southport.
Authorities initially said there was no evidence that the Southport knife attack was motivated by terrorism, which angered many who accused the government of suppressing evidence. Identified Police arrested Axel Rudakubana and charged him with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder. Authorities also revealed that Rudakubana was from Cardiff and that his parents are Rwandan. Unrest and violence erupted in the days following the stabbing, which quickly spread across the UK.
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