Boy, 13, dies in Hainault sword attack: Police confirm fatality after five people were injured when knifeman 'rammed into home then attacked officers and witnesses' - as suspect, 36, is arrested

A 13-year-old lad has been killed and 4 injured successful a 'terrifying sword attack' successful eastbound London this morning. 

Two constabulary officers and 3 members of the nationalist were rushed to infirmary aft reports a car had driven into a location successful Hainault, eastbound London, soon earlier 7am connected Tuesday.

Metropolitan Police confirmed successful a connection this day that 1 of the radical injured successful the onslaught has since died. 

Horrifying footage posted connected societal media appears to amusement a sword-wielding fishy wearing a yellowish hoodie arsenic helium prowled the streets and crouched beside homes.

Metropolitan Police aboriginal confirmed a 36-year-old antheral had been arrested. They are not looking for much suspects successful narration to the ordeal and the onslaught 'does not look to beryllium terror-related', constabulary said.

Locals told MailOnline however they woke to sounds of 'piercing screams' and a antheral 'covered successful blood' extracurricular their homes successful the Thurlow Gardens area.

Daniel Garfinkle, who lives extracurricular the station, said: 'I woke up astatine 7am to tons of shouting.  There was a feline extracurricular covered successful blood, adjacent the presumption and extracurricular my home.

'Police were trying to calm down the antheral who carried retired the stabbing. But helium went towards the station. He kept shouting.'

Another section said: 'There was astatine slightest 1 antheral lying successful a excavation of blood. It was horrific. 

'There were these unspeakable screams I woke to piercing screams, radical said it was with a machete.'

A antithetic section told The Sun that helium saw a antheral covered successful humor lasting by his beforehand door. 

Peter Rollison said: 'I unrecorded successful Laing Close and made my mode to Hainault Station this morning.

'There were a batch of constabulary cars astir the country from me. I stopped from a region to look astatine each the commotion, past continued with my journey.

'There was a antheral successful his location with his doorway open, his manus and limb covered successful blood.'

A univeristy instrumentality pupil has besides told of told however the 'Hainault swordsman' resisted apprehension erstwhile helium was surrounded by constabulary successful a quiescent residential road.

Evelina Deliu said: 'I was woken up by large sound extracurricular my chamber window.

'I saw this antheral successful adjacent doorway plot cowering connected the crushed by the banana tree.

'There were constabulary each astir him. He was struggling with them.

'The constabulary were shouting 'get down, get down!' 

'It took six oregon 7 radical to get him down.

'There was a woman (police officer) with them. 

'They were trying to necktie him up and enactment him successful manus cuffs.

'But helium was moving his legs and trying to get out. 

'The constabulary were shouting 'dont resist, don't resist!'

'They had to transportation him to the car due to the fact that helium was tied up. 

'Then the constabulary started picking things up and putting them successful grounds bags.'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Hainault stabbings were 'shocking', adding that 'such unit has nary spot connected our streets'.

Speaking astatine the Society of Editors league successful cardinal London, helium said: 'I'd similar to springiness my acknowledgment to the exigency teams that are responding and to wage tribute to their bravery.'

Home Secretary James Cleverly said his thoughts are with those 'affected' by the fearfulness incidental successful eastbound London this morning. 

He posted connected X: 'I americium being regularly updated astir the incidental astatine Hainault Station this morning.

'My thoughts are with those who person been affected and convey you to the exigency responders I would impulse radical not to speculate oregon stock footage online and supply applicable accusation to the police.'

A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said they traeted 5 radical for injuries astatine the country - earlier rushing them to hospital. 

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said helium was 'devastated' by the quality of the onslaught and thanked the exigency services for 'running towards danger'.

He said: 'There volition beryllium further reassurance patrols successful the area.

'The constabulary officers and exigency services showed the champion of our metropolis - moving towards information to support others and I convey them from the bottommost of my heart.

Police raced to the 'serious incident' involving a antheral with a sword soon earlier 7am aft reports of a conveyance being driven into a location and aggregate stabbings.

Hainault conduit presumption has been locked down portion the information of those injured successful the onslaught remains unknown.

Transport for London has urged radical to debar the country and to replan their travel accordingly. 

'At this clip we recognize the fishy went connected to onslaught different members of the nationalist and 2 constabulary officers,' the Met Police said successful a statement. 

'We are awaiting an update connected the information of those injured. A 36-year-old antheral was arrested astatine the country and helium is successful custody.'

 Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan added: 'This indispensable person been a terrifying incidental for those concerned.

'I cognize the wider assemblage volition beryllium feeling daze and alarm. People volition privation to cognize what has happened and volition we supply much accusation arsenic soon arsenic we can.'

People were seen gathering connected the roadworthy extracurricular Hainault Tube presumption and a chopper circling overhead.

Redbridge Borough Police besides confirmed connected X that they were responding to an incidental successful the Hainault area.

They advised radical to travel constabulary instructions and that a antheral had been arrested.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: 'Firefighters were mobilised to assistance constabulary and London Ambulance Service colleagues astatine an incidental adjacent Hainault Underground Station.

'Crews supported London Ambulance Service crews successful the proviso of contiguous exigency care.

'The Brigade was called astatine 7.35am and the incidental was implicit for firefighters by 9.24am.

'Fire crews from Dagenham, Walthamstow, Ilford, Romford, Hainault, East Ham and surrounding occurrence stations attended the scene.'

Wes Streeting MP posted connected X: 'A captious incidental has been declared successful Hainault. There are presumption and roadworthy closures successful place. 

'The police, ambulance work and occurrence brigade are responding. One antheral detained.

'I would impulse radical not to speculate until details are confirmed oregon station footage connected societal media.'

He added: 'I americium successful interaction with the Met Police, Mayor of London and Redbridge Council.

'I volition support section residents updated arsenic and erstwhile I can.'