Sword-wielding man arrested in London after child killed, several others wounded
A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in London after allegedly attacking members of the public and two police officers with a sword, London’s Metropolitan Police said. A teenage boy died as a result of the attack, a senior London police officer said.
“It is with great sadness that I confirm that one of those injured in the incident, a 14-year-old boy, has died from their injuries. Taken to hospital after being stabbed and sadly died a short while after,” the Met Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell told journalists.
In a statement sent earlier to CBS News, the London police force said officers and other emergency services had responded to “a serious incident in which a man with a sword has been arrested” in the Hainault area of east London.
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“We understand the suspect went on to attack other members of the public and two police officers. We are awaiting an update on the condition of those injured,” the statement said.
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Transport for London, which runs the city’s heavily used Underground train system, said the station for Hainault was closed due to a police investigation.
Source: cbsnews.com