Bancroft’s School has mourned Daniel Anjorin – the 14-year-old British-Nigerian boy, who died from injuries sustained during a sword attack in London.
Africa Today News, New York reports that on Tuesday, the United Kingdom Metropolitan Police had released details of the boy killed in the sword attack while also explaining more details about how the violence unfolded.
The adolescent was attacked by a man brandishing what looked to be a Samurai-style sword on Tuesday morning as he was making his way to school in Hainault, which is located east of the capital of Britain. The man then died.
In a statement on their website, the police said they arrested the suspect, a 36-year-old man who remained in custody on suspicion of murder. He had not been named as of Wednesday.
The school attended by Anjorin said in a statement on its website that they had been left in “profound shock and sorrow” at the pupil’s death.
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“He was a true scholar, demonstrating commendable dedication to his academic pursuits. His positive nature and gentle character will leave a lasting impact on us,” Bancroft’s, in Woodford Green, near Hainault, wrote.
The police said the horror unfolded just before 7 am when the accused crashed a van into a house fence, hitting a man before stabbing him in the neck.
A 35-year-old man was then attacked inside a nearby property, causing lacerations to his arm.
The suspect then went on to attack Anjorin who, according to the police, tragically died from the injuries.
Police arrived on the scene 12 minutes after the first emergency call and attempted to neutralise the suspect with incapacitant spray and a Taser gun but these had little effect.
The suspect seriously injured two police officers, both of whom required surgery on Tuesday and remained in hospital.
One of the victims, a woman, suffered severe injuries to her arm and nearly lost a hand, the police said.
Before the Wednesday update from the police, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the attack on X.
“This is a shocking incident. My thoughts are with those affected and their families,” he wrote on Tuesday.
He thanked the emergency services for their response and paid tribute to the bravery shown by police on the scene.