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Man who stabbed girl eight times in Leicester Square won't face attempted murder trial
Attempted murder charge dropped due to insufficient proof of intent to kill, but defendant pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and knife possession, court heard.
- A 33-year-old Romanian national, Ioan Pintaru, pleaded guilty to wounding an 11-year-old Australian girl with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of a knife after a stabbing attack in London's Leicester Square last summer.
- The attempted murder charge against Pintaru, who stabbed the girl eight times outside a Lego store, was dropped, and he will be sentenced in December.
- No explanation was given in court for dropping the attempted murder charge, but the prosecution said evidence from psychiatrists means it cannot prove Pintaru specifically intended to kill the victim.
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The AgeMan who stabbed Australian girl in London avoids attempted murder charge
The 11-year-old was visiting the UK with her mother to see Taylor Swift when she was stabbed eight times in a random attack in Leicester Square, the Old Bailey heard.
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Romanian who stabbed girl, 11, in Leicester Square has attempted murder charge dropped
An attempted murder charge against a Romanian national who stabbed an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square has been dropped.The Australian child was on holiday in London with her mother when Ioan Pintaru allegedly placed her in a headlock and stabbed her eight times as she was leaving a Lego shop. Pintaru was pinned to the ground by a member of the public and disarmed before police arrived.The girl sustained face, neck, shoulder and wrist injuri…
·London, United Kingdom
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