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Man 'Threatens People with Knife in Leicester Square' with 4 Injured
Four men aged 20s and 30s were injured with non-life-threatening wounds after a 50-year-old was arrested and detained under the Mental Health Act, police said.
- Police arrested a 50-year-old man at Leicester Square on September 21 after he threatened the public with a knife, injuring four men.
- The incident followed reports received at 1:08am of a man armed and threatening members of the public, prompting police and public intervention.
- Officers located four men in their 20s and 30s who sustained injuries that are not considered life-threatening, while the suspect was taken into custody for psychiatric evaluation.
- The man was taken into custody on allegations including causing serious injury, carrying a weapon unlawfully, involvement in a public disturbance, and possession of a Class B substance, after being restrained with the help of security personnel and bystanders.
- Authorities describe this as an isolated event and continue enquiries, urging anyone with information to contact police or Crimestoppers anonymously via reference CAD 445/21SEP.
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‘Knifeman’ tackled to ground in London’s Leicester Square with four people left injured
A suspected knifeman has been disarmed and handcuffed in Central London during a citizen’s arrest by a private security firm. Four officers from My Local Bobby helped tackle the man in Leicester Square after a man was stabbed and another was slashed with a weapon. In footage filmed on their body-worn camera, security guards were heard shouting “drop the knife” at the suspect as they forced him to the ground. He was then handcuffed before being …
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