1. Daniel Anjorin: Hainault sword attack – latest: Man appears in court charged with murder of schoolboy Daniel Anjorin

A man has been remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with the samurai sword murder of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin in east London.

Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, 36, appeared in court with four prison officers on Thursday morning, wearing a grey tracksuit.

The 36-year-old, of Newham, spoke to confirm his name.

He is next due to appear in court at the Old Bailey on 7 May.

A 36-year-old man is appearing in court charged with the murder of schoolboy Daniel Anjorin following a dawn sword attack on a suburban east London street.

Dual Spanish-Brazilian national Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, of Newham, has appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, having also been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article.

Daniel, 14, was killed as he walked to school on Tuesday when a sword-wielding man launched a stabbing rampage in Hainault.

The 36-year-old dual Spanish-Brazilian national, of Newham, will appear in court having been charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary, and possession of a bladed article, the Metropolitan Police said.

Monzo is accused of crashing a van into a fence and then attacking two members of the public with a sword.

It is alleged he then killed Daniel before seriously injuring two police officers.

A police van has arrived at a court in London ahead of the appearance there of the suspect charged with the murder of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin.

Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, 36, of Newham, is appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday over the schoolboy’s murder.

Tributes have been pouring in for 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin who was stabbed to death on his way to school in Hainault on Tuesday.

The teenager’s family described him as “a wonderful child” who was “well-loved” and “hard-working”.

“No family should have to go through what we are experiencing today,” they told Sky News. “Any family will understand it’s an absolute tragedy.”

A 36-year-old man is to appear in court charged with murdering a 14-year-old boy in a sword rampage in east London.

Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court having been charged by police on Wednesday evening.

The dual Spanish-Brazilian national, of Newham, has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article, the Metropolitan Police said.

Daniel Anjorin, 14, died on Tuesday as he walked to school in the suburban area of Hainault.

Monzo is accused of crashing a van into a fence in Laing Close just before 7am on Tuesday and then attacking two members of the public with a sword.

It is alleged he then killed Daniel before seriously injuring two police officers as they tried to stop him, one of whom nearly lost her hand.

Monzo was initially taken to hospital after he was injured crashing the van.

Two police officers injured in the line of duty in Hainault are “recuperating well”, Rick Prior, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, has said.

Asked about the officers’ condition, he told Radio 4’s Today programme: “Two officers were very seriously injured. The male officer suffered a serious injury to his hand and our female colleague suffered what has been described as horrifically serious injuries to her arm, where I believe it was touch and go whether or not she would actually be able to get the use of that arm back.

“But I understand that they are doing well, they are recuperating well, and as a federation we are offering all the support that we possibly can.”

Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, 36, of Newham, east London, has been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin.

He has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article.

He will appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court later, police say.