An 11-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in central London has spoken about how she was on her dream holiday when tragedy struck. Laila Johnson and her mother Samantha Johnson, 34, from Candelo in regional New South Wales were sightseeing when they were allegedly approached by Ioan Pintaru, 32, in Leicester … Read more
An 11-year-old girl injured in an alleged stabbing attack in London on Monday is Australian, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has confirmed. Ioan Pintaru, 32, appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of the girl, who was allegedly stabbed eight times with a knife, in Leicester Square about 11.30am on Tuesday. … Read more
A man accused of stabbing an 11-year-old girl in London’s bustling theatre district has been charged with attempted murder. Ioan Pintaru, 32, put the girl in a headlock and stabbed her eight times, seriously wounding her, prosecutors said. The girl was hospitalised and required plastic surgery for wounds to her face, shoulder, wrist and neck … Read more
British police have arrested a man after an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed in central London. Westminster Police said the double stabbing happened in Leicester Square, a location popular with tourists, at 11.36am BST on Monday. Police said they didn’t believe there were any outstanding suspects and they were awaiting an update … Read more
Australian travellers have been warned to exercise a “high degree of caution” in the United Kingdom as violent anti-immigrant riots persist across the country. Riots erupted following the murder of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event in Southport, a seaside town in northwest England, after misinformation on social media wrongly identified the suspected killer … Read more
A nine-year-old girl has become the third child to die following a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the UK. Two other girls, aged six and seven, were killed in the attack in northwest England on Monday. British police arrested a 17-year-old boy and are working to understand what motivated the attack … Read more
A 17-year-old male already in custody has been charged with murder over the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied knife attack in Southport, England, which unleashed demonstrations in London with echoes of blame on immigrants. The teen will be remanded in custody and will appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Thursday, police said … Read more
More than 50 police officers were injured in violent clashes in the English town of Southport (AFP) London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet senior police leaders on Thursday, his office said, between after a second night of clashes between protesters and police prompted by the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied … Read more
Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC’s flagship news program, has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent pictures of children. Edwards was the BBC’s highest-paid journalist and top news anchor until he quit in April following allegations he had paid a young person thousands of pounds for sexually … Read more
Three young girls killed in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class in northwestern England have been identified as police questioned the 17-year-old suspect arrested in the attack that wounded 10 others. Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, died early on Tuesday while Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6, died on … Read more
