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Joe Hadden

Alleged sword attacker ‘smiled’ after slashing man in the neck, court hears

Daniel Anjorin (Metropolitan Police/PA) - (PA Archive)

An alleged sword attacker smiled after slashing a pedestrian in the neck during a “brutal string of attacks” that left a 14-year-old boy dead, the Old Bailey has heard.

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, is on trial accused of murdering schoolboy Daniel Anjorin and attempting to kill four others during a 20-minute rampage in Hainault, north-east London, on April 30 last year. He denies the charges.

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