A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a northeast London suburb yesterday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, British authorities said.
A 36-year-old man was subdued with a stun gun and arrested on suspicion of murder in a residential area near Hainault Underground Station, police said. The violence wasn’t being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack”.
Police said that the 14-year-old died at a hospital from his injuries. Two police officers were hospitalised for stab wounds. Two other people were also injured.
Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell described the incident as “truly horrific”.
![Footage posted on social media appears to show a man wearing a yellow hooded jacket carrying a large blade being approached by police officers in Hainault.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7FWKMTLZRRBOJCV6J2N7HEHCIA.png?auth=acfd294e23b43e4c75483346e2a805e587129d3861fca1e290c8f89531754ad6&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)