The London police arrested a man with a sword in Hainault, east of London, on Tuesday after he killed a 13-year-old boy and injured several people, the Metropolitan Police said.
“It’s with great sadness that one of those injured in this incident, a 13-year-old boy, has died from their injuries,” Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell from the Metropolitan Police told the media.
“Two members of the public and two police officers remain in hospital with significant injuries,” the police said.
The force said it was called just before 7.00 am (0600 GMT) after a vehicle drove into a house and reported that “people have been stabbed.”.
“At this time, 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,” a statement read.
The report said the 36-year-old man was arrested on the spot and is in police custody. The incident has not been treated as terror-related.
London Ambulance Service said on X: “We were called at 6.54 am this morning to an incident near Hainault Underground Station. We sent multiple resources to the scene. Working together with our emergency services partners, we treated five people and took all five to the hospital.”
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said: “This incident does not appear to be terror-related.”
James Cleverly, Home Secretary of the United Kingdom and MP for Braintree, stated on his X handle: “I am being regularly updated about the incident at Hainault Station this morning. My thoughts are with those who have been affected, and thank you to the emergency responders. I would urge people not to speculate or share footage online and to provide relevant information to the police.”
Video footage and photographs posted on social media appeared to show a man on the streets near houses with what looked to be a Samurai-type sword.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was “absolutely devastated” at hearing of the incident and was in close contact with the Met Police commissioner.
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