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Hainault swordsman attacked ambulance, Old Bailey hears Hainault sword attack: Met Police officer gives evidence
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Daniel Anjorin was 14 when he was killed on his way to school On Monday, the court was shown footage of Marcus Monzo unboxing a sword he had bought online
A paramedic who went to treat schoolboy Daniel Anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack in north-east London, has spoken of her fear when the defendant allegedly turned on the ambulance. Jurors at the Old Bailey trial of the man accused of murdering schoolboy Daniel Anjorin heard a police officer weeping as she described the moment she was attacked by a man with a sword.
Marcus Monzo, 37, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering the 14-year-old and attempting to kill four others during a 20-minute series of attacks in Hainault in April last year. Marcus Monzo, 37, denies murdering the 14-year-old and attempting to kill four others during a 20-minute series of attacks in Hainault, north-east London, in April last year.
He denies all charges. In a recorded police interview played in court, PC Yasmin Mechet-Whitfield told a colleague: "Don't let me die here. I thought I was going to die on that street, I thought he was going to come back and finish me off."
Stephanie Baisden told the court how "extremely terrifying" it was when Mr Monzo started attacking the ambulance with a sword. She described how when she arrived at the scene she ran after Mr Monzo, who had a sword, as he went down an alleyway.
Daniel Anjorin, 14, was killed on his way to school
Warning: this story contains details some may find distressingWarning: this story contains details some may find distressing
She said they saw Daniel lying in the road injured and, as she went to get the medical equipment in the back of the ambulance, her colleague started shouting "drive, drive". She was in front of her colleague PC Cameron King as she was the one armed with a Taser, the court heard.
In tears, PC Mechet-Whitfield said: "I was shouting 'police officer with a Taser' and that's when he jumped out in front of me. I don't know where he came from."
She was slashed four times with the sword as she stumbled to the ground, the jury heard.
"I thought he'd just smashed me over the head and he smashed me again and again and that's when all the blood started coming and Cameron was shouting over the radio: 'Yas has been stabbed'."
'Extremely terrifying'
She described how she looked at her hand and could see the bones.
"I was in a pond of my own blood. Painful, intense pain really, really quickly."
PC King shouted "officer stabbed, police officer stabbed", in footage played to the court.
He did not have a Taser and his pepper spray had run out but he drew his baton and placed himself between Mr Monzo and PC Mechem-Whitfield as she was on the ground, the jury heard.
Marcus Monzo is on trial at the Old Bailey charged with Daniel's murder
Earlier on Tuesday, a paramedic who was called to the scene gave evidence.
Stephanie Baisden told the court how "extremely terrifying" it was when Mr Monzo started attacking the ambulance with a sword.
She said they saw Daniel lying in the road injured and, as she went to get the medical equipment from the back of the ambulance, her colleague started shouting, "drive, drive".
She said she looked out of the window and the suspect was "holding a very large sword, a machete-type weapon".She said she looked out of the window and the suspect was "holding a very large sword, a machete-type weapon".
'Extremely stressful'
"He was trying to force it into our window," she said."He was trying to force it into our window," she said.
"I could hear it hitting the windows and force it into the driver's seat where I was sitting."I could hear it hitting the windows and force it into the driver's seat where I was sitting.
"It was extremely terrifying, I could hear shouting, it was an extremely stressful situation.""It was extremely terrifying, I could hear shouting, it was an extremely stressful situation."
Her London Ambulance Service colleague, Lachlan Allan, in a statement to the court, said as the defendant tried to smash the window with his sword they managed to drive away to the end of the road. In a statement to the court, her London Ambulance Service colleague, Lachlan Allan, said as the defendant tried to smash the window with his sword they managed to drive away to the end of the road.
Marcus Monzo is on trial at the Old Bailey charged with Daniel's murder Mr Monzo also denies wounding with intent, aggravated burglary and possession of an offensive weapon relating to a kitchen knife.
The court was also shown footage of how police officers confronted Mr Monzo as he stood brandishing his sword on the street. He previously admitted two counts of having an offensive weapon, namely two swords.
Body worn camera footage showed PC Cameron King, the first officer to arrive, shouting repeatedly at him to drop the sword and attempting to disarm with pepper spray.
PC King said he was "petrified" when he saw the defendant with the sword.
Mr Monzo was reported to have shouted: "Is there anybody here who believes in God, are there any gods here?"
He then ran off down an alleyway, pursued by the officers.
'Officer stabbed'
The jury was also played footage of the attack on PC Yasmin Mechem-Whitfield.
She was the first officer to pursue the defendant down the alleyway.
She pointed her Taser and as she neared the end of the alleyway, the suspect jumped out at her, slashing her four times with the sword as she stumbled to the ground, she told the court.
Her colleague shouted into his radio "officer stabbed, police officer stabbed", footage played to the court showed.
PC King said he did not have a Taser and his pepper spray had run out but he drew his baton and placed himself between Mr Monzo and PC Mechem-Whitfield as she was on the ground.
Earlier, eyewitness Robert Fenton told the court Daniel "instantly fell to the floor" after he was attacked.
Mr Monzo also denies wounding with intent, aggravated burglary and possession of an offensive weapon relating to a kitchen knife. He previously admitted two counts of having an offensive weapon, namely two swords.
The trial continues.The trial continues.
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