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Hainault sword attack: 36-year-old man charged with murder after 14-year-old boy killed

Source: PA Wire

A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of a teenage boy in a sword attack in east London earlier this week.

Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo has been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, the Metropolitan Police said.

He has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article following the sword attack.

Monzo, a dual Spanish Brazilian national from Newham, will appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Marcus Arduini Monzo with the murder of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, who was fatally stabbed in Hainault on Tuesday April 30.

“A further four people – including two

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