Hainault stabbing live: Injured suspect in hospital after child killed in stabbing

A sword-wielding man who has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 14-year-old boy can be seen being cornered and tasered by police officers in dramatic footage.

The video, obtained by the PA news agency, shows how officers shout at the suspect, saying “Don’t move, don’t f****** move”, after he is brought to the ground by three separate Taser discharges.

Wearing a yellow hooded top, the suspect can be seen climbing over a fence on to a residential driveway to the backdrop of police sirens in Hainault, east London.

It was just before 7am when loud screams woke the neighbourhood in the quiet suburb of Hainault on Tuesday morning.

A grey transporter van had collided with the home of a “nice family” in Thurlow Gardens. Fearing an accident had taken place, one man went over to see if the driver was ok before he was attacked.

Stumbling out of the crash, a man in a yellow hoody asked a woman for his location before she saw him pull a huge blade out of his trousers and launch his attack.

Two police officers have undergone surgery after sustaining serious wounds as they tried to stop the terrifying early morning attack in Hainault, north east London, while two members of the public remain in hospital. None of their injuries are thought to be life-threatening.

A 36-year-old suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in hospital after police Tasered him at the scene. He is said to have suffered injuries when his van collided with a house shortly before 7am on Tuesday.

A 36-year-old man has been arrested and officers are not searching for other suspects.

Officers were called shortly before 7am to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in Thurlow Gardens area.

Witnesses spoke of shrieks and screams following reported stabbings and attacks on police officers.

An earlier version of this story said the victim was 13 years old. The Metropolitan Police has clarified that the boy was aged 14 and not the age they previously stated.

A 36-year-old man was tasered and arrested at the scene but has not yet been interviewed because of injuries, the Met said.

The incident is not believed to be a targeted attack, nor terror-related, police added.

King Charles III has offered his sympathies to “all those affected” by the “horrific” stabbings, “In particular, the family of the young victim who has lost his life,” Buckingham Palace said.

It was just before 7am when loud screams woke the neighbourhood in the quiet suburb of Hainault on Tuesday morning.

A grey transporter van had collided with the home of a “nice family” in Thurlow Gardens. Fearing an accident had taken place, one man went over to see if the driver was ok before he was attacked.

Stumbling out of the crash, a man in a yellow hoody asked a woman for his location before she saw him pull a huge blade out of his trousers and launch his attack.

A 14-year-old boy has died and four were injured after a man launched a “truly horrific” rampage with a sword after ramming into a house.

Two police officers have undergone surgery after sustaining serious wounds as they tried to stop the terrifying early morning attack in Hainault, east London, while two further members of the public remain in hospital. None of their injuries are thought to be life-threatening.

A 36-year-old suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in hospital after police tasered him at the scene. He is said to have suffered injuries when his van collided with a house shortly before 7am on Tuesday.

yewitness footage captures a man wielding a sword in a residential area in northeast London on Tuesday (30 April).

Five people have been hospitalised and a 36-year-old man arrested after members of the public and police officers were attacked in Hainault.

Scotland Yard believes the suspect went on to attack other members of the public and two police officers.

Doorbell footage captures the moment the sword attacker was apprehended and arrested.