Samurai sword attack suspect appears in court in London accused of murder

Forensic investigators in Laing Close in Hainault, north east London on Tuesday. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA

A 36-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murder after a 14-year-old boy was killed in a samurai sword attack in east London.

Marcus Arduini Monzo, a dual Spanish-Brazilian national living in Newham, also east London, is also accused of two counts of attempted murder, two of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article.