Boy, 14, killed in ‘truly horrific’ London sword attack
- Sword-wielding man attacks passers-by in London, killing a teen and injuring 4 others
- The violence wasn’t being treated as terror-related or a ‘targeted attack’, police said
A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a northeast London suburb Tuesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, British authorities said.
A 36-year-old man was subdued with a stun gun and arrested on suspicion of murder in a residential area near Hainault subway station, police said. The violence wasn’t being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack”.
Police said that the 14-year-old died at a hospital from his injuries. Two police officers were hospitalised for stab wounds. Two other people were also injured.
Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell described the incident as “truly horrific”.
“I cannot even begin to imagine how those affected must be feeling,” he said outside the homes in East London where the attack happened.
The Metropolitan Police said they were called early Tuesday to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in a residential street and people being stabbed.