Man accused of murdering schoolboy had 'clear intention to kill', court told

The antheral accused of murdering 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin had a "clear volition to kill" during a bid of drug-fuelled sword attacks, a assemblage has heard astatine the Old Bailey.

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Marcus Monzo denies murdering the teen who was connected his mode to schoolhouse aft leaving his location successful Hainault, eastbound London, astatine 7am connected 30 April past year.

The 37-year-old Spanish-Brazilian national, from Newham, is accused of murder, 4 counts of attempted execution and 1 number of wounding with intent, among different offences.

Mr Monzo is charged with a full of 10 offences, 8 of which helium denies.

'Near-decapitation'

Prosecutor Tom Little KC, outlining the lawsuit against Monzo, said the accused had a "clear intention" to termination respective radical during a bid of attacks which lasted 20 minutes.

Mr Little told the assemblage that Daniel was "simply walking to school" erstwhile helium was "slain" with a sword, which helium described arsenic 60cm successful length, and arsenic a "lethal weapon".

This weapon, helium said, was utilized to onslaught Daniel from behind, slashing his neck, earlier stabbing him successful the thorax erstwhile helium was connected the ground.

Mr Monzo had "quickly moved similar a predator", the authoritative told the court.

The archetypal blow, helium said, was a "devastating" and "unsurvivable chopping injury" to the near broadside of Daniel's face, causing a "near-decapitation".

First alleged victim

Mr Little told the assemblage that earlier allegedly murdering Daniel that day, the suspect drove a grey van straight into a antheral called Donato Iwule, who was walking to the Co-op, wherever helium worked.

The conveyance struck with "such force" that it sent Iwule and the van into a garden, smashing a obstruction and a factual post.

The tribunal was shown footage of Monzo getting retired of the van and confronting Iwule, who shouted, "I don't cognize you" to the defendant.

Following a little chase, Mr Little said, the accused "swings" a sword towards Iwule's cervix and past torso.

However, Iwule escaped, and it was "remarkable" helium was not killed oregon importantly injured, Little said.

Police officers with 'significant injuries'

The suspect is besides accused of injuring constabulary officers who came to Hainault to assistance Daniel.

It's alleged helium jumped retired astatine PC Yasmin Margaret Mechem-Whitfield, causing "significant injuries".

PC Mechem-Whitfield "bravely pursued" the accused, the authoritative added, and was deed 3 times by the sword.

'Do you judge successful God?'

The assemblage besides heard that Monzo broke into a household location - "not to hide", Mr Little said, but due to the fact that helium wanted to "kill more".

Monzo entered a tiny chamber wherever Sindy Arias and Henry De Los Rios Polania were dormant with their four-year-old daughter, and allegedly asked them: "Do you judge successful God?"

"What happened determination indispensable person been horrifying and confusing," Mr Little told the court, arsenic Monzo attempted to plaything his sword astatine some Mr De Los Rios Polania and Ms Arias.

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Mr Little said that the suspect "must person intended to termination both", but was "stopped successful his tracks" by the dependable of a crying four-year-old who had been woken up by the commotion. He past near the property.

A 2nd officer, Inspector Moloy Campbell, was allegedly stabbed with a sword during an effort to apprehend Monzo and injured his hand.

The suspect was yet detained portion trying to ascent onto a store to escape.

He besides "killed and skinned" a feline earlier the attacks, Mr Little told the court.

'Diminished responsibility'

The authoritative told the assemblage that the defence volition beryllium utilizing the statement of diminished responsibility, which would trim the execution offence to 1 of manslaughter.

Mr Little added that the defence has the load of impervious to amusement the assemblage that their lawsuit did not mean to execution Daniel, and that it was much apt than not that helium did not mean to perpetrate murder.

He besides said that Monzo allegedly smoked cannabis that greeting - described arsenic a "self-induced intoxication" - and apt suffered from a psychotic upset with "schizophrenic-like symptoms", including "delusional beliefs" that some helium and his household were successful "mortal danger".

However, Mr Little argued, this won't beryllium capable to diminish Monzo's responsibility.

The authoritative said the suspect was "fit to plead", and truthful the "defence of insanity" does not apply.