Hainault Sword Attack London: Everything You Need To Know As 14-Year-Old Killed

As you may be aware, a serious incident occurred here at this location this morning. Police and ambulance services were called and deployed to treat a number of victims. It is with great sadness that I confirm that one of those injured in the incident has died from his injuries, so we have confirmation that a 14-

year

-old boy has died, the suspect, a 36-

year

-old man captured on video carrying a

sword

, two police officers in the hospital requiring surgery and two other civilians with non-life-threatening injuries. Conditions also in hospital The 36-year-old man arrested at the scene is currently in hospital after suffering injuries when his truck collided with the building.

Ed was arrested on suspicion of murder at this time due to his injuries, we have not been able to interview him. We

know

that there is speculation about his background, including police contact with him, and despite urgent and thorough checks carried out today, we have found no trace of a previous incident involving him so far, but of course we will continue to do so. urgent investigations. We are trying to understand exactly what happened and why it was and is a complex and fast moving incident in the investigation and it will take some time for us to establish the facts.

This will be our priority in the coming days with the suspect in custody. We are satisfied. There is no threat to the wider community but this is an incident that has clearly shocked everyone and over the next few days you will see a significant police presence in this area. Our entire community will be devastated by the heartbreaking news that is my old man. He died in the horrific

sword

attack

this morning in which four other people were injured, including two Metropolitan Police officers. I can't imagine what that poor boy's family is going through and you have my deepest condolences and I

know

the thoughts and prayers of not only this community but our entire country, my prayers are also with the other victims of this horrible

attack

and your loved ones.

I would like to especially thank the emergency service for their brave response, particularly the heroic Metropolitan Police officers who put themselves at risk to protect. others are the best of us and I know that the injuries suffered by the police officers involved will have really affected our entire Metropolitan Police Force, so I want to thank all those officers who are very visible in our community today. I also know that there may be widespread fear and alarm in our community, but police have made an arrest and are not looking for any other suspects. I thank the police for their visible and reassuring presence in Heel today and their commitment to maintaining a continued presence in the days ahead.

I came here this afternoon directly from a meeting with the Mayor of London in Ilford, the leader of the London Borough of Redbridge, and I have been in regular contact with the Metropolitan Police throughout the day and will keep local residents informed as best I can, our community deserves it. answers about what happened it is vital that we give the police space to do their job vishy sunak says incidents like these should not and cannot happen on the street um, the man was tasered, the report confirms that a 36-year-old man years old is currently in custody.

He was Tasered and arrested 22 minutes after the first call to police came in shortly before 7am. m. and we understand that that call was made when a car crashed into a house, the man then exited the vehicle, as we understand it, and then skirmishes occurred and I was a witness, I told the PA agency this morning that he saw a skirmish at a alley and heard a woman's voice saying she had been stabbed in the face. I've been talking to a couple of locals today at the scene where initially there was a sense of calm. and police control that has become a tragic consternation.

A 15 year old boy. His mother spoke to me earlier and received a message in a community Facebook group saying there were rumors that a 15-year-old boy had been stabbed. She immediately called her son who was on the way to school and said: I'll pick you up. He goes to Forest Academy across the street. The school was closed. He spoke to another couple of local men who have been living here for 16 years. They say incidents like these just don't happen in this area and so does a man named Max whose girlfriend always goes to that subway station at 7:00 a.m. m. to work, he luckily he said she was off work today for vacation and the relief, the sense of relief was palpable. but the sense of tragedy and sorrow is also palpable in this area.

The Transit van stopped. The Transit R van stopped. The man came out with a samurai sword. He tried to talk to a resident she ran away from while her P pulled out his sword. In the air, she tried to warn the other neighbor when he turned around and was hit in the head. He was still running after the police officers arrived with the sword to his head for the victims, so questions remain as to why this incident took place there. There is no point in telling the police that this was a terrorism-related incident and there is no suggestion that this was a targeted attack or that there was any link between the boy and this suspect, this 36-year-old man who is detained in the photo in a yellow hoodie wielding a sword, to confirm that a 14-year-old boy has died, two police officers are in hospital requiring surgery for stab wounds and two other civilians who apparently confronted the suspect also they are inthe hospital.

Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening now that the Metropolitan Police investigation, who say their thoughts are with the families and also believe there are no other suspects to look for, are not looking for anyone else in connection with this case and have aimed to say that the danger is clear