'Blade split my hand wide open': Police officer slashed in Hainault sword attack speaks out
Thursday, 26 June 2025 () The officer who confronted Marcus Monzo during his deadly rampage in Hainault has described how his hand was sliced open by the killer's samurai sword, saying: "The blade went very, very deep, cutting through all the tendons, all the muscles and all the nerves."
A survivor of the Hainault samurai sword rampage has told Sky News of the moment that attacker Marcus Arduini Monzo looked him in the eye and said: "I'm going to.. Sky News
A sword attacker has been found guilty of virtually decapitating a schoolboy and injuring five more people during a rampage he compared to The Hunger Games. Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, had gone into a cannabis-induced psychosis when he killed 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin with a samurai sword, the Old Bailey heard. The jury found Monzo guilty of Daniel's murder, three charges of attempted murder, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article relating to a kitchen knife. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The officer who confronted Marcus Monzo during his deadly rampage in Hainault has described how his hand was sliced open by the killer's samurai sword, saying:... Sky News Also reported by •BBC News