More Details Emerge of Samurai Sword Attack as Suspect Appears in Court
Published on May 2, 2024
A Spanish-Brazilian national who is accused of murdering a schoolboy with a samurai sword had earlier broken into a house and shouted about God before attacking the father of a 4-year-old girl, a court has been told. Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday after being charged with the murder of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, who was killed as he walked to school in the east London suburb of Hainault around 7 a.m. on Tuesday. He is also accused of two counts of attempted murder, two of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary, and possession of a bladed article. Prosecutor David Burns told the court Mr. Monzo also broke into a house where a couple were asleep with their 4-year-old daughter....