Police arrest man after 11-year-old girl stabbed in London

LONDON: London´s Metropolitan Police said on Monday a 32-year-old man had been arrested after an 11-year-old girl was “seriously injured” in a stabbing in Leicester Square in the city centre.

The young victim will require further treatment in hospital but her condition is “not life threatening”, while her 34-year-old mother also suffered minor injuries, police added. The police said in a statement the 32-year-old man was arrested at the scene and that officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack.

“An urgent investigation is now ongoing and detectives are working to establish the details around exactly what happened,” Detective Chief Superintendent Christina Jessah said. “At this stage we don´t believe the suspect and the victims were known to each other. “While we continue to work to establish the suspect´s motive, at this stage there is nothing to indicate the attack was terror-related.”