Two police officers injured in Hainault sword attack 'recuperating well'

Two police officers who were left injured following a deadly sword attack in north-east London are “recuperating well”, the Metropolitan Police said.

Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, 36, of Newham, is accused of killing 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin as he made his way to school in Hainault on Tuesday morning.

Four people, including two police officers, were left injured during the alleged attack.

A female police officer who received "horrifically serious" arm injuries was among those hurt.

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said that she was facing "a long journey of recovery" after nearly losing her hand. A male officer also received serious hand wounds.

In an update on Thursday morning, Rick Prior, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said the pair were "recuperating well".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."

It comes as Daniel's family and friends described him as "such a good person" who would have had a "great future ahead".

He was a pupil at Bancroft's, the same independent school in northeast London that was attended by Grace O'Malley-Kumar, a medical student who was murdered in a knife attack in Nottingham last summer.

The school said Daniel was a "true scholar" with a "positive nature and gentle character"

A friend of Daniel's told the Standard that he was a keen footballer and Arsenal fan.

Cyan Thompson, 19, said: "I can't believe he has gone. He was such a good person with great manners. He was so caring.

"He loved football and was like a mini Messi when he was younger. He also loved Arsenal.

"He was so bright with a great future ahead; very good at solving maths problems. We are heartbroken."