Man who murdered boy with sword jailed for life
A man has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy with a samurai sword in east London.
Marcus Monzo fatally wounded Daniel Anjorin minutes after leaving his home in Hainault on April 30 last year. The 37-year-old also injured five more people, including two police officers, during a 20-minute rampage.
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