Leicester Square stabbing: Suspect charged with 11-year-old girl’s attempted murder to appear in court today

A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square .

Police rushed to the London tourist hotspot on Monday morning following reports of an incident near the TWG Tea shop, which is beside the Lego store and in front of the M&Ms store, at around 11.30am.

Ioan Pintaru, 32, has now been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article. He was remanded in custody and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning.

The 11-year-old victim was found with stab wounds. She was taken to hospital where her injuries, while serious, were assessed as non-life threatening.

It was initially believed that the girl ’s mother, a 34-year-old woman , was also hurt however it was later confirmed that blood from her daughter’s injuries had been mistaken for injuries of her own.