Hainault: What we know about London sword attack

Where and when did the attack happen?

This incident occurred in Hainault, a suburban area in Ilford, which is part of the London Borough of Redbridge. Hainault is part of Greater London but is around 14 miles from the centre of the capital.

We know that shortly before 07:00 BST on Tuesday morning, police received reports of a car being driven into a house in Thurlow Gardens, a residential street over the road from the town's Underground rail station.

How did the attack in Hainault play out?

So far, there is no official timeline of how events unfolded but witnesses paint an image of a chaotic scene in which multiple people were injured.

They said: "From that commotion at least one person was knifed - I think it might have been a woman because I heard a woman scream and then some sort of sobbing sounds.

"I then heard a voice say something like 'she's been stabbed in the face' or 'we need assistance' - you know, calling for medical back-up."

He continued: "I looked out the back window because the noise was coming from back there, I saw a bloke dressed in yellow jumping over some fences... I saw a policeman and policewoman - normal coppers with the short-sleeved shirts - who chased after him and they were shouting for him to put it down."

Manpreet Singh told the BBC he saw a "group of people, five or six of them, trying to fight off a guy - he had a sword in his hand".

He told Radio 5 Live he saw the man running towards the station and entering a road opposite, before trying to get into a house.

In one video, the suspect can be seen looking in houses in Laing Close, near to where a motionless person was also seen lying in the road.

One member of the public appears to have had a lucky escape. In one piece of video, they are very briefly seen emerging from a house metres away from the attacker, but they disappear out of view before they are spotted.

It is unclear if all five victims were attacked in Laing Close and Thurlow Gardens or whether there were further injuries nearby.

A damaged vehicle has also been seen in Laing Close, though it is unclear if the black car was involved in the incident.

Another member of the public captured footage of the suspect being pursued by police as he climbed over fences and garages and into gardens.

What do we know about the victims?

A 13-year-old boy died from stab wounds shortly after being taken to hospital. His identity has not been released and his family are being supported by trained police staff.

The other two members of the public are still in hospital but their conditions are not considered to be life-threatening, according to police.

What do we know about the suspect?

In one video, he can be heard shouting in English, though the audio is not clear enough to judge with any certainty what he is saying.

Is this incident being classed as a terror attack by police?

Police have also said they are not looking for any more suspects and there is no ongoing risk to the public.

As of mid-morning on Tuesday, there is still a large police presence in the area.

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