An 11-year-old woman who was stabbed eight instances by a stranger in London's Leicester Sq. this week is an Australian vacationer, authorities have stated.
Australia's international affairs ministry revealed his citizenship on Tuesday and stated it was helping the woman and her mom who have been with him on the time of the assault.
They have been noticed within the standard vacationer district on Monday whereas the duo have been on vacation in London.
British police have charged 32-year-old Ioin Bindaru with tried homicide.
Prosecutors informed a London court docket on Tuesday that Mr Bindaru approached the pair at round 11:30 BST on Monday. He grabbed the kid, put him on a pillow, after which attacked him with a butcher knife.
“[He] He was stabbed eight instances within the physique,” prosecutor David Burns informed Westminster Magistrates' Courtroom.
She suffered accidents to her face, neck, wrists and shoulders and required cosmetic surgery in hospital. The UK authorities have stated that he has since been discharged.
Mr Bindaru was remanded in custody till his subsequent court docket look on September 10. UK authorities say he’s a Romanian nationwide of no fastened handle.
Police say they don’t imagine the stabbing is terror-related.