Police believe the man accused of stabbing two Jewish men in north London in an antisemitic terror attack was involved in another "knife altercation" just hours earlier.
Two men, named locally as Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, at around 11:15 am yesterday. A 45-year-old British national, born in Somalia, is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The Metropolitan Police said detectives are also investigating an incident at an address in south-east London that was reported at around 8:30 am. "The suspect, who is reported to have been armed with a knife, is believed to have had an altercation with the occupant before leaving. The occupant received minor injuries and police arrived within around six minutes of being called," the force said.
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Detectives Investigating Separate Incident Believed to Be Linked to Suspect
The Met Police said last night that detectives are also investigating an incident in south-east London that was reported to the force several hours before the attack in Golders Green.
The force said police were called to an incident at an address in Great Dover Street, SE1, at around 8:50 am. "The suspect, who is reported to have been armed with a knife, is believed to have had an altercation with the occupant before leaving. The occupant received minor injuries and police arrived within around six minutes of being called," the statement said.
"It is believed that the suspect in this incident is the same individual arrested in Golders Green."
