Leicester Square stabbing: Suspect charged with 11-year-old girl’s attempted murder appears in court

Ioan Pintaru, 32, of no fixed address, was also charged with possession of a bladed article early on Tuesday and was remanded in custody.

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning wearing a grey prison-issue sweatshirt.

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A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square.

Ioan Pintaru, 32, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place.

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning wearing a grey prison-issue sweatshirt.

The court heard Pintaru is a Romanian citizen of no fixed address and the charges were read to him through an interpreter during the 10-minute hearing.

Police have said their thoughts are with the victims of the “horrific” stabbing attack in Leicester Square yesterday as the force continues to support them and their loved ones.

Detective Chief Superintendent Christina Jessah said: “This is a horrific incident and our thoughts are with the victims and their family. We will continue to provide support to them over the coming days and weeks.”

Police have confirmed that the mother of the girl knifed in the Leicester Square attack was not hurt in the assault.

It was initially believed that the 11-year-old girl’s mother, a 34-year-old woman, was also hurt in the stabbing – however, it was later confirmed that blood from her daughter’s injuries had been mistaken for injuries of her own.

The 11-year-old’s injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

A police spokesman said: “It was initially believed that the girl’s mother, a 34-year-old woman, was also hurt, however it was later confirmed that blood from her daughter’s injuries had been mistaken for injuries of her own.”

The man who has been charged with attempted murder after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square is set to appear in court today.

Ioan Pintaru, 32, of no fixed address, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article and was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning.

A man has been charged following the stabbing of an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square.

Ioan Pintaru, 32, of no fixed address was charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later this morning.

Police were called to Leicester Square at 11:34hrs on Monday, 12 August following reports of a stabbing.

An 11-year-old girl was found with stab wounds. She was taken to hospital where her injuries, while serious, were assessed as non-life threatening.

It was initially believed that the girl’s mother, a 34-year-old woman, was also hurt however it was later confirmed that blood from her daughter’s injuries had been mistaken for injuries of her own.

Here’s a roundup of everything we know about the attack in Leicester Square on Monday:

• An 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed at about 11.35am on Monday, 12 August, in Leicester Square opposite the popular M&M store.
• A man, aged 32, has been arrested and remains in custody
• The victims and suspect are not known to each other. The incident is not being treated as terror-related and the police are not searching for anyone else.
• Both victims were taken to a major trauma centre but did not sustain life-threatening injuries. The child required hospital treatment while the woman received more minor injuries.

Along with the assistance of other members of the public, Abdullah, 29, managed to detain the suspect until the arrival of emergency services, who arrested him at the scene.

Both victims were taken to major trauma centres, with the young girl requiring hospital treatment for her injuries, which are not life-threatening, and the woman suffering more minor wounds.

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