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Jeremy
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 Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:45 am One dead after stabbing rampage |
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| BBC News wrote: | A man is being held in connection with the attacks
One man has died and five other people are in a critical condition after being attacked by a man with a knife.
Scotland Yard said a man drove around the areas between Enfield and Haringey in north London in a red Hyundai stabbing people on Thursday morning.
Officers are investigating if there is a link between the attacks and the murder of shopkeeper Mahmut Fahri.
A man, who police say has a history of mental illness, is being held in connection with the attacks.
A man came inside the garage and he was bleeding and said, 'somebody just stabbed me in the stomach'
Witness
Ch Supt Simon O'Brien said: "We could be dealing with a person who has a history of mental illness.
"Certainly the person who is in custody has a history of mental illness."
The suspect was arrested near his home in Tottenham, north London, by unarmed local officers.
A witness to one of the attacks told BBC News: "A man came inside the garage and he was bleeding and said, 'somebody just stabbed me in the stomach'.
"We gave him tissue and a wrapping and were holding tissues so the blood wouldn't come out. He was shocked and very nervous."
The attacks took place across north London
A man, described as of Turkish or Middle Eastern appearance, had stabbed some people "at least two or three times", Ch Supt O'Brien added.
Police said they were first called out to the area at 0820 GMT to reports of a stabbing outside Edmonton Green train station and then attended four other incidents over the next hour.
A shopkeeper near to the first attack told BBC News: "This man came out of a car and then stabbed this person in the back. He then went off. I was really frightened."
The fatal victim, a 40-year-old man, was the last to be found at 0927 GMT in Advent Way.
A spokesman for the North Middlesex Hospital in Edmonton said a woman, aged 20, had been transferred to the London Heart Hospital and three men, aged 33, 49 and 76, are undergoing emergency surgery.
One man is in a stable condition.
The stabbings come just a day after shopkeeper Mahmut Fahri was knifed to death in Wood Green, north London - just 1.4 miles from the first stabbing.
Community concern
He was stabbed in the chest by two thieves who stole two bottles of spirits from his grocery store.
Ch Supt O'Brien said they would be looking at this "as a major line of inquiry".
But he added: "This morning we are dealing with the tragic death of a man who has been stabbed.
"The Metropolitan Police and my heart and prayers go out to his family.
"It has been a terrible morning and the investigation goes on."
Mike Rye, the leader of Enfield Council, described the attacks as "most shocking".
He added: "There is a lot of concern in the community about extreme violent crimes at present." |
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lionhead
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| Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:17 am |
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yeah, i heard that on the news a few minutes ago. crazy stuff.
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Defiant
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Joined: 04 Jul 2001
Posts: 15946
Location: Oregon City, OR
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| Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:09 pm |
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Pleasant...
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Dirt
Exercise Boy
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Location: a tree
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| Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:15 pm |
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Goodness, shame that happened.
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