A 36-year-old Brazilian man with dual Spanish nationality, Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzoa, has been charged with murder for a sword attack in London that resulted in the death of a 14-year-old teenager. The attack, which lasted 22 minutes, also left four other people injured, including two police officers. The incident occurred in a town in northeast London around 7 in the morning.
Monzoa was reported to have cut the first victim, a pedestrian, in the neck before breaking into a family home and attacking the father. He then proceeded to murder Daniel Anjorin, a 14-year-old on his way to school, and nearly severed a police officer’s arm. Monzoa appeared in court charged with Anjorin’s murder, as well as two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated robbery, and possession of a sharp object.
The investigation into the attack is considered complex due to the number of crime scenes, forensic evidence, video surveillance recordings, and witnesses that authorities have to analyze. The attack began when a van crashed into a fence near a tube station in Hainault, triggering a series of violent events that left multiple victims injured.
The heroism of those who intervened to protect others during the attack has been praised. One such hero was Henry De Los Ríos Polania who was injured while defending his family during the attack. Police received