The London Metropolitan Police have arrested the man believed to be responsible for the death of 14-year-old British-Nigerian schoolboy Daniel Anjorin who was killed in a sword attack that occurred in North-East London on Tuesday.
The boy died from stab wounds shortly after being taken to hospital on Tuesday.
He was the only casualty in the attack that left four other people, including two police officers, injured.
The suspect, 36, was cornered and overpowered with a Taser by officers in Thurlow Gardens.
Metropolitan Police chief, Sir Mark Rowley said one of the officers nearly lost her hand while apprehending the suspect.
Officers were called at 7 am, with dramatic footage showing police later tasering and arresting the man with the sword.
Police said a 33-year-old man was hit when the suspect began his rampage by crashing a van into a house on Laing Close. The man was then attacked and suffered a wound to his neck.
According to the police, a 35-year-old man also suffered injuries to his arm when he was attacked inside a nearby property before the suspect went on to attack Daniel.
Met chief Sir Mark said officers were “on the ground in 12 minutes” and that “some of the first contacts led to officers being very severely injured”.
He said the two persons who were hospitalised suffered “horrifically serious injuries”.
