Man injured in London sword attack thanks emergency services for saving his life

Floral tributes laid on the corner of Laing Close and New North Road in Hainault, north-east London, where a 14-year-old boy, named locally as Daniel Anjorin, was killed (Yui Mok/PA)

A man injured in the sword attack in east London has thanked the emergency services and his family for saving his life.

Henry De Los Rios Polania, 35, an IT engineer from Hainault, is currently in hospital after being stabbed in his home on Tuesday morning.