A boy died this Tuesday in the attack in Hainault, in north-east London, by a man armed with a sword. The attacker is a 36-year-old man with dual nationality, Brazilian and Spanish, called Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo. This Thursday, after appearing before a judge, he was remanded in preventive detention.
He dead is Daniel Anjorin, 14 years old, who was on his way to school when he was stabbed along with four other people who suffered serious injuries.
The detainee is accused of the murder of this minor, but also two counts of attempted murdertwo counts of serious injury, aggravated robbery and possession of a sharp object, according to the Metropolitan Police.
Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, who lives in Newham, east London, has dual Spanish and Brazilian nationality. On social networks he calls himself FreekingMark. This is how he appears on Instagram, where there are only three images of him posted:
This Thursday he appeared before a Westminster Court, presided over by Judge Paul Goldspring. Dressed in a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants, and with his left arm injured and crossed over his chest, the suspect spoke slowly to confirm his name in the dock. “My full name, as far as I remember, is Marcus Aurelio”, he has declared, as detailed The Standard.
If you don’t believe in God, I’m going to hurt you,” says the prosecutor who shouted
According to the story, Monzo crashed a van into a fence in Laing Close just before 7am on Tuesday, hitting one person. Prosecutor David Burns explained to the court that the man He got out of the van, saying he was going to kill that man. and stabbed him.
Next, according to the prosecutor’s account, Monzo broke into a nearby house where a couple was sleeping with their four-year-old daughter. He entered the bedroom and attacked the child’s father, shouting that he believed in God and causing injuries to his neck and arm, reports the English newspaper metereither. “If you don’t believe in God, I’m going to hurt you,” he shouted, according to the accusation.
Burns accuses the man of running after 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, who was heading to school, and stab him before stabbing him in the chest with the sword while the boy lay on the ground.
The police arrived and tried to help Anjorin. Then, out of the bushes, Monzo appeared again and they chased him. The man attacked and injured the two officers. He lunged at one of her and attacked her with his sword while she was on the ground. The woman almost lost her hand.
According to initial investigations, the police were not aware that the man was involved in previous incidents. For now, the terrorist motive has been ruled out.
After the prosecutor’s presentation, the Spanish-Brazilian has placed in preventive detention. The judge has postponed the trial until May 7.
