A “man” has been arrested in London after a double stabbing in London‘s busy Leicester Square.
An 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed in the shocking attack on Monday morning.
The victims have been rushed to a nearby hospital.
📍Leicester Square
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Some footage from the scene a short while ago after an 11 year old girl and 34 year old woman have both been stabbed. https://t.co/7dnVFEZH4j pic.twitter.com/si4bmkajC2
Police say a man has been arrested and is currently being held in custody.
BREAKING: Girl, 11, and woman, 34, stabbed in London’s Leicester Square.
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Yet more victims of @SadiqKhan’s ineptitude. @UKLabour @Keir_Starmer pic.twitter.com/aR9VYkvvOL
No other details have neem provided about the suspect.
His motivations at this time are unknown.
A man has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman were stabbed in London’s Leicester Square.
— GB News (@GBNEWS) August 12, 2024
The Met Police said the two victims had been taken to hospital but were unable to give details about how badly injured they were.
Mark White has the details. pic.twitter.com/Or66RwnFj6
A spokesman for London’s Metropolitan Police said:
“We don’t believe there are any outstanding suspects.
“Two victims, an 11-yr-old girl and a 34-yr-old woman, have been taken to hospital & we await an update on their condition.”
Officers are at the scene of a stabbing in Leicester Square.
— Westminster Police | Central West BCU (@MPSWestminster) August 12, 2024
A man has been arrested & is in custody.
We don't believe there are any outstanding suspects.
Two victims, an 11-yr-old girl & a 34-yr-old woman, have been taken to hospital & we await an update on their condition.
As the news started to break on social media, X users expressed fears that they could be arrested for commenting on the situation.
Following recent riots in the UK, the nation’s newly installed left-wing Labour Party government has been rounding up and arresting citizens accused of expressing wrongthink on social media.
X users have noted their concerns that they could also be arrested for posting about the stabbing.
An 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman have been rushed to the hospital after a double stabbing in London's busy Leicester Square.
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) August 12, 2024
Police too busy searching for "wrong speak" 𝕏 posts? pic.twitter.com/4U89HqWjVi
Police officers have remained at the site.
Leicester Square is one of the busiest areas in the country and is popular among tourists and shoppers.
A security guard said he “jumped on” the suspect and took a knife from the man who stabbed the child.
The guard, who gave his name as Abdullah, 29, said he had worked in security at the TWG Tea shop for the past “seven to eight months.”
“I heard a scream,” he said.
“At that moment I saw there was one person, roughly (in their) mid-30s or early 30s, and he was like stabbing a kid.
“I jumped on him, held the hand in which he was (carrying) a knife, and just put him down on the floor and just held him and took the knife away from him.
“Then a couple of more people joined as well, and we just held him until the police came, it took maybe three to four minutes for the police to arrive and then they just took him into custody.”
He and his colleagues gave first aid to the child before the police joined in, he said.
“I just saw a kid getting stabbed and I just tried to save her,” he added.
“It’s my duty to just save them.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said:
“We were called at 11.36 am [UK time] on Monday, August 12 to reports of a stabbing at Leicester Square.
“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 center.”
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