Police say 13-year-old boy killed in Hainault sword attack

We’re hearing from more witnesses now, who saw what happened in Hainault this morning.

Chris Bates, a local resident who lives on Thurlow Gardens, tells Radio 5 Live he saw the alleged attacker being arrested:

Quote Message: He had a big samurai sword basically. It was a huge sword. I saw it all from my bedroom window and then when he went into the driveway, a couple doors down, I ran outside and then the police Tasered him there.

He had a big samurai sword basically. It was a huge sword. I saw it all from my bedroom window and then when he went into the driveway, a couple doors down, I ran outside and then the police Tasered him there.

Quote Message: It’s terrible when people are going to school, work. It’s the last thing you want to hear, someone running around the local area with a samurai sword.

It’s terrible when people are going to school, work. It’s the last thing you want to hear, someone running around the local area with a samurai sword.

Quote Message: Thank god I didn’t go down and get a bottle of milk from the local shop otherwise I would have met him, god knows what would have happened. Credit to the police, they were all very brave.”

Thank god I didn’t go down and get a bottle of milk from the local shop otherwise I would have met him, god knows what would have happened. Credit to the police, they were all very brave.”