Leicester Square stabbing
| Leicester Square stabbing | |
|---|---|
 The Lego store and M&M's store in Leicester Square | |
| Location | Leicester Square, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Date | August 12, 2024 |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapon | Knife |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 2 |
No. of participants | 1 |
| Defender | Abdullah |
The Leicester Square stabbing was a stabbing attack that occurred on August 12, 2024, in Leicester Square, London, England.
Attack
[edit]On August 12, 2024, a 32-year-old man wearing an Abbey Road went into Leicester Square, a "tourist hotspot", and stabbed an 11-year-old girl and her mother, a 34-year-old woman. According to witnesses, the man seemed "mentally disturbed" as he randomly went up to the girl and put her in a headlock before stabbing her.[1] The victims of the attack were taken to a hospital and according to the Westminster Police, the victims sustained non-life threatening injuries and also stated the motives of the attack were not terror related.[2] A 29-year-old man by the name of Abdullah, who worked at the near-by TWG tea shop which is next to a LEGO Store and in front of an M&M's store in Leicester Square then tackled the suspect after he stabbed the mother and child,[3] according to an interview done by BBC News, Abdullah heard a scream before jumping and tackling the suspect and kicking the knife out of the attacker's grasp.[4] The suspect was taken by London police not too long after the suspect was tackled by Abdullah.[5] It wasn't until 11:36 AM (UTC+00:00) that a London ambulance would arrive to take the victims to a near-by hospital in order to treat the victims.[6]
The Metropolitan police has stated that they are not looking for anyone else and that there isn't any other suspect/suspects related to this stabbing.[7] This came as a Twitter post by the police where it states "We don't believe there are any outstanding suspects.".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Weaver, Matthew; Dodd, Vikram; Davies, Caroline (2024-08-12). "Security guard tackled Leicester Square knife attacker who stabbed two people". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Specia, Megan (2024-08-12). "Man Arrested After 2 People Stabbed in London Tourist Hot Spot". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Ouaguira, Salma; Evans, Holly (2024-08-12). "Leicester Square stabbing: Hero security guard disarms knifeman after girl, 11, and woman stabbed". The Independent. ISSN 1741-9743. OCLC 185201487. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Jackson, Liz; Low, Harry; McCamley, Frankie (2024-08-12). "Leicester Square: Girl, 11 and mum, 34, stabbed in London". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Man arrested after child stabbed in London's Leicester Square". Al Jazeera English. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Security guard disarms knifeman after girl, 11, and mother, 34, stabbed in Leicester Square". Sky News. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Eleven-year-old girl stabbed in London's Leicester Square". Reuters. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Man in custody after woman and girl stabbed in London's Leicester Square". Euronews. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.