Britain has been hit by a series of riots, after three girls were killed in a knife attack in Southport on July 29, and several online posts, which were found to be fake, wrongly identified the suspected killer as an Islamist migrant…reports Asian Lite News
A woman and an 11-year-old girl were stabbed in Leicester Square in London, police said on Monday.
The accused has been arrested and is in custody, police said, adding that police personnel have been deployed at the spot.
“We don’t believe there are any outstanding suspects,” the Westminister Police said in a statement on X.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson was quoted by the BBC as saying that they were alerted about the incident at around 11.36 am Britain time.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. We also dispatched members of our tactical response unit,” they were quoted as saying.
They added that both of them were treated at the scene and took them to a “major trauma centre”.
Notably, Britain has been hit by a series of riots, after three girls were killed in a knife attack in Southport on July 29, and several online posts, which were found to be fake, wrongly identified the suspected killer as an Islamist migrant.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said, “We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. We also dispatched members of our tactical response unit.
“We treated a child and an adult at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre.”
Det Ch Supt Christina Jessah from the Met paid tribute to the staff and members of the public “who bravely intervened in this incident”, saying: “They put themselves at risk and showed the best of London in doing so.”
She added investigators were working to establish the suspect’s motive for the attack, and urged anyone who witnessed what happened or had any information to contact police.