A 36-year-old man is charged with five attempted murders with a terrorist connection after a series of attacks in Edinburgh targeting Muslims and people of colour, leaving five men injured and the community deeply traumatised.
A 38-year-old man has been charged following alleged knife attacks targeting Muslims and people of colour in Edinburgh. Five men were injured, with police investigating threats, robbery, and vandalism. A rally was held on Leith Walk to show solidarity.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Alessandria province for two violent incidents in Borghetto Santo Spirito on April 27th. He allegedly stabbed a peer in the chest and attacked a newsstand owner with a knife.
Essa Suleiman, 45, has appeared in court charged with the attempted murders of three people in two knife attacks in London. He is accused of stabbing Ishmail Hussein at his home in Southwark before traveling to Golders Green where he attacked Shloime Rand, 34, and Norman Shine, 76, both visibly Orthodox Jewish men. The defendant was arrested after police used a stun gun and was remanded in custody, with the next hearing set for 15 May at the Old Bailey.
Kent have turned off comments on their social media accounts as they sit bottom of Division Two with just 21 points, with coach Adam Hollioake saying the decision aligns with allowing players and staff to think and play with freedom. Meanwhile, Surrey have increased security and bag checks at The Oval ahead of their match against Sussex following the Golders Green knife attacks, with a 45-year-old man charged with attempted murder and the UK terrorism threat level raised to severe.
A University of Bristol study found two school-aged children die monthly from knife injuries in England, with 145 children killed in stabbings between 2019-2024. The average victim age was 14, and Black children were 13 times more likely to die. Most victims had multiple adverse childhood experiences and were known to support services. Knife-related deaths rose from 21 in 2019-20 to 36 in 2023-24.
