11-year-old girl stabbed 8 times in London's Leicester Square; Ioan Pintaru charged with attempted murder.

11-year-old girl stabbed 8 times in London's Leicester Square; Ioan Pintaru, 32, charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article. The girl sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and is undergoing plastic surgery. Pintaru, a Romanian citizen with no fixed address, appeared in court and was remanded in custody. The stabbing occurred near the TWG Tea shop and is not believed to be terror-related. The incident took place amid a recent surge in knife attacks in Britain.

August 13, 2024
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