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John Crouch

Australian girl confirmed as London stabbing victim

An 11-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in central London is an Australian, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says.

The girl was stabbed eight times in the "random attack" on Monday when a man allegedly approached her and her mother in Leicester Square.

It was initially believed the girl's mother, 34, was also hurt, but police said blood from her daughter's injuries had been mistaken for injuries of her own.

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