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BBC News
2 hours ago
- BBC News
Daniel Anjorin murder accused slashed man and smiled, court told
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 Monzo, 37, is accused of murdering Daniel Anjorin and attempting to kill four others in Hainault, north-east London, in April last year. He denies the have been shown CCTV of the first alleged attack, in which a grey van mounted the pavement and hit a man on his way to work. Footage showed security guard Donato Iwule screaming as he was struck by the van before it collided with a Monzo is then seen exiting the vehicle and walking after him while brandishing a Iwule told the court he tried to escape into a nearby garden but was struck on his knee, face and shoulder and knocked to the said the defendant pulled a sword from a cover and said "I'm going to kill you".Mr Iwule said he tried to defend himself and raised his arms but Mr Monzo swung the sword, catching him on the neck."I saw blood coming out of my neck," he said."I pressed my thumb to not bleed out… I shouted 'God is greatest' in Arabic – because I'm Muslim."When that happened, he was smiling like it was something that he was happy about." Last week jurors heard how Mr Monzo had skinned and deboned his own cat before carrying out the alleged attacks, and was under the influence of cannabis that may have led to drug-induced the prosecution says this does not amount to diminished Monzo has admitted possessing two swords but denies murder, attempted murder, wounding with intent, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article.
The Independent
3 hours ago
- The Independent
Alleged sword attacker ‘smiled' after slashing man in the neck, court hears
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. On Monday, jurors were shown CCTV of the first alleged attack, which showed Monzo's grey Ford Transit mounting the pavement and hitting Donato Iwule, a Co-op security guard on his way to work. Footage captured Mr Iwule screaming in agony as he was struck by the van before it collided with a house. Monzo is then seen exiting the vehicle and walking after him while brandishing a sword. Giving evidence, Mr Iwule said: 'I thought I was dying.' He told the court he tried to escape into a nearby garden but was struck on his knee, face and shoulder and knocked to the ground. He said Monzo got out of the van, pulled a sword from a cover 'right in front of my face' and threw the cover aside. 'I said 'I don't know you'… I said it multiple times,' Mr Iwule told prosecutor Tom Little KC. 'He said 'I don't care – I'm going to kill you'.' Mr Iwule said he tried to defend himself and raised his arms but Monzo swung the sword, catching him on the neck. 'I saw blood coming out of my neck,' he said. 'I pressed my thumb to not bleed out… I shouted ' God is greatest' in Arabic – because I'm Muslim. 'When that happened, he was smiling like it was something that he was happy about.' Mr Iwule said Monzo became distracted and he jumped over a fence to escape, later shouting at a schoolboy, believed to be Daniel, to go back inside. Under cross-examination, Mr Iwule said he was standing upright when he was struck and could clearly hear Monzo say he was going to kill him. Last week jurors heard how Monzo had skinned and deboned his own cat before carrying out the alleged attacks, and was under the influence of cannabis that may have led to drug-induced psychosis. However, the prosecution says this does not amount to diminished responsibility. Mitchell Hayes, a witness who was also on his way to work at the Co-op, said he saw the van 'going faster, slowing down, going faster' before the collision. He said he later heard screaming, saw the driver walk around the van and then get back in and reverse away, appearing to hold what looked like a sword. Mr Hayes said he stayed with Mr Iwule, who was holding his neck and bleeding, for 10 to 15 minutes before becoming aware of another incident nearby. He said another colleague, Nathan Hutchinson, began shouting that the attacker had a sword and they saw a body on the other side of the road. 'He was running around with it like a maniac,' Mr Hayes said of the man he believed to be Monzo. Monzo has admitted possessing two swords but denies murder, attempted murder, wounding with intent, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article. The trial continues.
Sky News
4 hours ago
- Sky News
Hainault trial latest: Marcus Arduini Monzo accused of attempted murder van attack, victim describes impact
Iwule told boy to 'go back in' after collision Donato Iwule says he stayed in the general area where he was struck after the collision. Asked if he then saw a boy walking along road, he says he did. Prosecutor Tom Little KC asks if he shouted directly at him and Iwule says he did, adding that he shouted: "Go back in!" Iwule says he later saw the boy was on the ground. Defence cross-examines Iwules Now, the defence is cross-examining and asks: "What position were you in when you were injured to the neck?" Iwule says he was standing upright. He is asked whether the comments "I don't care, I'm going to kill you" are the only words Monzo made to him. "Yes," Iwule replies. Questioned on the volume of Monzo's voice, Iwule replies: "He just said it. It wasn't a high volume." Iwule then goes on to describe how Monzo tried to follow him. "He came out the front garden. From there, he went back to the van," he adds. Monzo came at victim with samurai sword, court hears After the collision, Iwule says he got up and Monzo came towards him with a samurai sword. He gestures to the court how Monzo waved the weapon and says: "He came towards me." Iwule says he told the man driving the van "I don't know you" multiple times. But the driver responded: "I don't care, I'm going to kill you." In the dock, Monzo tilts his head down as the witness says this. Iwule goes on to describe how he raised his hands to protect himself and then moved his head and looked back for an escape route but was "cornered", as the sword struck his neck. "I was in shock straight away, I saw blood coming out of my neck. I pressed my phone to my neck," he says. 'I realised it was coming towards me': Victim says he thought he was dying after van impact Donato Iwule is on the witness stand and is being asked questions by prosecutor Tom Little KC. At the start of his evidence, the judge reassures Iwule the court does not doubt that he was hit by a van. "We know the van hit you - everyone's seen it, everyone agrees," the judge says. Iwule says he had arrived at Hainault underground station at around 6.45am and was intending to go to a local Co-op store on 30 April, where he worked. Iwule says he noticed the van around "10 seconds" before it hit him. Asked if he noticed anything about the driver, he says: "I noticed the speed. I realised it was coming towards me." Iwule says he tried to "go to his left or right" to get out of the way of the van. Little notes that Iwule is wearing glasses in court and goes on to ask: "Where you wearing them on the day?" "Yes," Iwule replies, before adding that the glasses came off his face when he was struck. Iwule says the van struck his "face", "left knee", and "shoulder", before he fell to the ground. Asked what happened next after he hit the ground, Iwule tells the court he thought he was dying. Monzo buried his head in his hands as 'freaking sexy' sword video was shown Mollie Malone, our home news correspondent, is in court today. Here, she describes the moment the video of Monzo unboxing a sword was shown to the jury earlier. Marcus Monzo, who is accused of murdering a 14-year-old boy and injuring several others as part of a series of alleged sword attacks, was in the dock in Court 7 at the Old Bailey as jurors were shown a series of clips by the prosecution. He had his head buried in his hands as a clip was played from the 4 April 2024, which the prosecution says was downloaded from his iPhone, and shows Marcus Monzo unboxing a sword. "This just came through… Ninja stuff," a man dressed in a yellow jumper stood beside a cat can be heard saying in the video. The man goes on: "This is handmade in Japan, it took more than a month to reach me. "Freaking sexy". The court was later shown a series of CCTV clips from the morning of the 30 April 2024 - the day of the attacks. There are audible screams on one video clip as a grey transit van is shown colliding with a pedestrian, Donato Iwule. Monzo watched from the dock as these clips were shown. Jury now coming back to resume hearing Jurors have now made their way back to court, with proceedings back under way. Court taking short break The judge has said he expects proceedings to resume at 12.10pm. Clips show Monzo get back into van after collision The jury are continuing to be shown a series of clips - these show Monzo getting back into the grey van after hitting Donato Iwule, the police witness says. Another clip shows Iwule clutching his hand and walking along a pavement after the collision. Footage captures Monzo driving into Iwule, court hears Now, the jury are being shown a number of clips of Monzo apparently driving the dark grey van into Donato Iwule. The footage is a mixture of CCTV and doorbell camera clips. The clips show the collision from several different angles, which is more than what was shown in court last week. After Monzo allegedly struck him with a van, Iwule can be heard screaming repeatedly. The court heard last week that Monzo's grey van drove into Iwule at the junction with Laing Close at 6.51am on 30 April 2024. It struck with "such force" that it sent him and the van into a garden, smashing a fence and a concrete post. CCTV clips show route van used to drive into Donato Iwule took on day of attacks, court hears A Metropolitan Police officer is now giving evidence in court and tells the jury the force has reviewed in excess of 100 hours of CCTV footage for this case. The prosecution explains the jury will be taken through a series of CCTV clips in order. The first shows a dark grey van, parked on a street early on Tuesday 30 April 2024, with a figure dressed in yellow emerging from the left and opening the front passenger door of the vehicle. The police officer tells the jury the man - who he believes is Monzo - reveals a large rectangular shaped object from the van. The second, very short, clip is at the same location. Again, the Met officer says the man can be seen at the van. Subsequent clips show the route the dark grey van took on the day of the attacks. For context: We heard last week that Donato Iwule had left Hainault station just before 6.45am on 30 April 2024 to walk to the Co-op, where he worked. As he approached the junction with Laing Close at 6.51am, Monzo's grey van drove directly at Iwule. It struck with "such force" that it sent him and the van into a garden, smashing a fence and a concrete post. Monzo 'was talented martial artist' Now, jurors are hearing a witness statement from the part-owner of a martial arts club in Hackney, where Monzo was previously a member. In his statement, the owner describes Monzo as a "talented martial artist", particularly in Ju Jitsu. But he left the club in 2023 - around seven years after he joined. The court hears that at the time that he left, Monzo was "quieter" and "trained less regularly".
Sky News
5 hours ago
- Sky News
Hainault trial latest: Marcus Arduini Monzo accused of attempted murder van attack - as jury shown footage
Marcus Arduini Monzo is accused of using a sword to kill 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin as he walked to school. Donato Iwule, one of four people Monzo is accused of attempting to murder in the same rampage, is expected to give evidence today. Monzo denies the charges. Follow the latest.
Metro
5 days ago
- General
- Metro
Boy 'hacked to death in an instant by man with Samurai sword' on way to school
A man 'snuffed out the life' of a 14-year-old boy after attacking him with a Samurai sword as he walked to school, a court has heard. Daniel Anjorin, 14, was 'essentially near-decapitated' in Hainault, north London, in April last year as Marcus Aduini Monzo carried out a '20 minute brutal string of attacks'. The schoolboy was wearing headphones and sports clothes when he left home at 7am before he was 'slain' by Monzo, prosecutor Tom Little KC told the Old Bailey. He sustained a 'devastating and unsurvivable chopping injury to the left hand side of his face and neck'. Monzo, 37, seriously injured four others denies murder and four counts of attempted murder. The prosecution argued he knew none of his victims, and carried out the attack 'indiscriminately'. It is alleged the first attack was when Monzo drove his grey Ford Transit van at speed into Donato Iwule. The pedestrian was knocked into a nearby garden on Laing Close and the vehicle smashed a concrete pillar and fence, the court heard. The defendant then exited his vehicle and struck Mr Iwule in the neck with the sword, jurors were told. Mr Little told jurors: 'If he had not managed to escape it seems inevitable that he too would have been killed.' Footage played to the court appeared to feature Mr Iwule wailing and later running away after the alleged murder attempt that started at 6.51am. He told jurors that they may conclude 'there can be little doubt that the defendant was intending to kill as many people as he could that day'. The defendant then re-entered the badly damaged van and drove a short distance down Laing Close, the court heard. Emergency services were called and police and paramedics arrived 'at the point and just after' the alleged attack. Pc Yasmin Mechem-Whitfield pursued the armed defendant through a series of alleyways through residential properties, the court heard. Monzo struck her three times with the sword that had a 60cm blade, the prosecutor said. She sustained 'significant injuries' that could have 'easily' killed her, he added. Monzo is accused of then entering a nearby house through a backdoor and walking upstairs into a sleeping couple's bedroom and attacking them. Their daughter was sleeping in a bed next to theirs and Mr Little said: 'They were spared only because in fact the four-year-old child woke up and started to cry.' The defendant shouted to the couple on a number occasions, 'do you believe in god?' before leaving the property through the front door, the court heard. Police had been following the defendant and he was backed into a nearby garage area near to the other alleged attacks, the court heard. He is accused of then striking Inspector Moloy Campbell once with the sword before attempting to escape police. The defendant is said to have climbed on top a garage but he was eventually disarmed and arrested. Monzo denies Daniel's murder, and has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murders of Donato Iwule, Sindy Arias, Henry De Los Rios Polania and Pc Yasmin Margaret Mechem-Whitfield as well as wounding Inspector Moloy Campbell with intent. More Trending He also denies aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article relating to a kitchen knife. Mr Little argued there is 'no issue in this trial as to who carried out this brutal string of attacks and what the defendant did on that fateful early morning'. He said Monzo had been under the influence of cannabis, and that: 'We say that the defendant's conduct was brought about by self-induced intoxication in the form of drugs. 'We say this led to a psychotic disorder but not one meeting the requirements to make out the partial defence to murder of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Iconic houses just off Portobello Road painted black to deter influencers MORE: Bollywood film worker and his partner found dead after 'taking mystery green pill' MORE: Two men charged with murder after boy, four, killed in pick-up truck crash in Dartford
