Hainault stabbing: Young boy 'knifed in the head by suspect with sword' in London attack


A young boy was allegedly ‘stabbed in the head’ during a horror attack in Hainault, north east London today (April 30), according to an eyewitness.

Around 7am today, police were called to Thurlow Gardens after a car had been ‘driven into a house’. A man ‘armed with a sword’ was then seen walking around the area, and police say five people were stabbed in the incident.

According to James Fernando, 39, told Express.co.uk one of those victims was a boy, aged around 16, who was ‘knifed in the head’ while on his way to school.

He said: “He was wandering around after the police came looking for victims.”

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