Good evening. A 36 year old man has been charged with the murder of a 14 year old boy who was killed in a sword attack in east london yesterday morning. 14 year old Daniel Anjorin was walking to school when he was killed. Marcus monzo, a spanish Brazilian National who lives in east london, has also been charged with a number of other offences. Lucy manning is there for us now. 19 minutes ago, prosecutors announced that marcus monzo from east london had been charged with the teenagers murder. He is also charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed item. It comes after daniel was stabbed here yesterday morning went to Police Officers were also wounded trying to apprehend the suspect, and two other men in their 30s were also injured. But today was also about hearing the name and character of Daniel Anjorin, and by all accounts, he was a lovely and conscientious boy. Daniel anjorin, smart in his uniform, tra
The un has warned that more than 70 of the population faces catastrophic levels of hunger. Israels opening of the Erez Crossing follows sustained international pressure. The move has long been called for by aid agencies. The us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken met the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu injerusalem and urged him to ensure that more humanitarian aid gets in to gaza. Mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a Ceasefire Deal that would see a pause in fighting and the release of israeli hostages. Our special correspondent fergal keane reports from the Erez Crossing. A gate towards the war. Where israels army today showcased how it planned to boost aid reaching gaza. This is the Erez Crossing in the north of the gaza strip, with gaza devastated on the other side. The plan is to get 500 trucks a day into gaza from here. The un wants many more to avert what it calls a man made famine. The optics, designed to convey an israel listening to america and other
Hello, im Matthew Amroliwala , welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We begin in the us and the Student Protests sweeping the country against the war in gaza. Overnight, these were the scenes on campuses on the west coast and east coast. Clashes between Rival Student Groups and clashes with police who were called to both the University Of California in los angeles, and Columbia University in new york. At ucla, there were skirmishes between pro israeli and pro Palestinian Protesters, with the Vice Chancellor Calling in police after what she described as horrific acts of violence. Scenes like this went on for hours with pepper spray being used. At Columbia University, where the protests started, police moved in, to disperse students from the encampment that had built up over weeks. Officers dressed in riot gear also cleared students from Hamilton Hall, which had been taken over yesterday. The demonstrators have demanded that th
Good afternoon. The Police Officers wounded in a sword attack in hainault yesterday suffered horrific injuries according to the metropolitan Police Commissioner sir mark rowley. He says one of the officers came close to losing her hand and shes had several hours of surgery. A 1a year old boy was killed in the attack. One of the victims of the Nottingham Stabbings Last year. Graham satchell reports. Devastation this morning at bancroft s school in east london and confirmation that one of their students, a 14 year old boy, was killed in the sword attack yesterday. Its the second time in less than a year that bancroft s is in mourning for one of its own. Former student grace omalley kumar, who was killed in a knife attack in nottingham, was also a student here. The final moments of yesterdays terrible attack were captured on a doorbell camera. The 36 year old man still carrying a sword is cornered and met Police Officers move in. A taser is fired and then a female officer approaches and a